The delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Trade Union was led by Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labor, Nguyen Kim Loan.
The commemorative ceremony took place at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Attendees solemnly offered incense and flowers in remembrance of the late President, expressing deep respect and gratitude for his significant contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
President Ton Duc Thang was a close friend and comrade of the great President Ho Chi Minh and a distinguished leader of the working class. He remains a shining example of diligence, thrift, integrity, and wholehearted devotion to the revolutionary cause and the people.
He bequeathed to the Vietnamese nation an invaluable legacy of revolutionary ideology, morality, and style. This legacy embodies the generosity of the people in the Southern region; a profound sense of humanity, resilience, creativity, and talent; as well as the steadfast spirit of a patriot. It is also reflected in his selflessness, modesty, simplicity, and purity.
From his early life as a worker, through years of imprisonment, to his tenure in key positions of the Party and the State, President Ton Duc Thang consistently devoted his affection to compatriots and comrades, always ready to share hardships and stand alongside the people.
President Ton Duc Thang was born and raised on Ong Ho Islet in My Hoa Hung Commune, An Giang Province. The indomitable traditions of his homeland and the nation early instilled in him a deep sense of patriotism.
Though he left his native land at a young age, the realities of life and the class consciousness of the working class continued to shape and temper him, forging Ton Duc Thang into a steadfast revolutionary and, ultimately, a revered leader of the Vietnamese people.
