National Archives Centre III receives more than 100 photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap
The National Archives Centre III under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ State Records and Archives Department has received 111 photos of legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap.
Hanoi (VNA) – The NationalArchives Centre III under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ State Records and ArchivesDepartment has received 111 photos of legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap.
They were handed over by journalist Tran Hong at a ceremony held by the centre on August 24 onthe occasion of the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19), National Day (September 2) and the general’s 111st birthday (August 25, 1911-2022).
The photos feature the general’s activities from1986 to 2013 which are associated with the daily life stories of the commander of theVietnam People’s Army. They include the one in which the general stood nextto the statue of President Ho Chi Minh; he returned to the command bunker ofthe Dien Bien Phu campaign in 2004 and a photo of the general speaking at theVietnam News Agency;
Journalist Tran Hong introduces a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Colonel Tran Hong was born in 1947 in the central province of HaTinh. He started working as a press photographer at the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper in 1973 until his retirement in 2010. During his carrier, Hong took thousands of pictures depicting unforgettablemoments of soldiers on the frontlines and images of mothers who sacrificed fornational independence./.
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General Vo Nguyen Giap (screenshot photo) 
Journalist Tran Hong introduces a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
