Lieutenant Colonel Bui Van Tung (left) – Political Commissar of the 203rd Tank Brigade and German journalist Borries Gallasch at noon on April 30, 1975, in the courtyard of the Independence Palace in Saigon ( now HCMC )

The Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission concluded that Colonel Bui Van Tung, former Political Commissar of the 203rd Tank Brigade, and the officers and soldiers of the 66th Regiment drafted and completed the declaration of surrender for Duong Van Minh to read into the tape recorder to play on the radio.

Particularly, President Duong Van Minh's declaration of acceptance of surrender was drafted by Colonel Bui Van Tung and read directly on the radio.

Colonel Bui Van Tung also accepted this surrender on behalf of the Liberation Army, marking the end of the war in Vietnam. After the unification of the country, Colonel Bui Van Tung continued to work in the army until 1983 when he retired.

Many of his friends in the army and friends came to the funeral and offered condolences to the family.

Source: SGGP