VietNamNet Bridge – The legendary general’s health is very good, said Lieutenant General Pham Hong Cu, former Vice Chairman of the General Political Department of the People's Army of Vietnam on May 7.

General Vo Nguyen Giap visited Dien Bien in 2004 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the victory of Dien Bien Phu. Photo: Colonel Doan Hoai Trung

Cu said he received that good information from Colonel Nguyen Huyen, the assistant to General Vo Nguyen Giap on the morning of May 7.

General Cu is one of the witnesses of the Dien Bien Phu campaign, a former soldier directly under the command of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

He is closer to General Vo Nguyen Giap because General Giap’s wife - Mrs. Dang Bich Ha and his wife are sisters.

“Mr. Huyen (Col. Nguyen Huyen) just called me to say: This morning, the office of General Vo Nguyen Giap went to the hospital to visit and congratulate the General on the occasion of the anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory. The health of the general is very good. Hearing the congratulations, the General shook hands with all visitors. He was very pleased," said General Cu.

The same day, at the Doc Lap Cemetery in Thanh Nua commune (Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province,) a big ceremony was held on the occasion of 59th year of Dien Bien Phu victory ( 07.05.1954 - 07.05.2013).

Earlier, Dien Bien authorities paid tribute to three cemeteries of war martyrs in the province, including the A1, Tong Khao and Him Lam.

Dien Bien province has three martyr cemeteries, with over 8,000 graves. The Doc Lap Cemetery is the largest one, with nearly 2,500 graves of the martyrs who sacrificed in the war against the French and American and those who performed international duty in Laos.

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