On the morning of 14/1, the funeral service for General Le Van Dung was held with state-level honors at the Southern National Funeral Home in Hanh Thong ward.

General Le Van Dung, born Nguyen Van Noi on 25/12/1945, hailed from Phong My commune, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province (now Luong Hoa commune, Vinh Long province). He resided at 702 An Binh hamlet, Phu Tuc commune, Vinh Long province.

He joined the military on 14/5/1963. He served as a member of the Party Central Committee for the 8th, 9th, and 10th terms, and as Secretary of the Party Central Committee for the 9th and 10th terms. He was also a National Assembly delegate for the 11th and 12th terms. His former positions included Deputy Minister of National Defense, Chief of the General Staff, and Head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

A government delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, paid their respects to the general and offered condolences to his family.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung lit incense and circled General Le Van Dung's coffin.

A presidential delegation, led by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (third from right), paid their respects. The delegation also included former President Nguyen Minh Triet (second from right), former Vice President Truong My Hoa (first on right), and former Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (second from left).

Former President Nguyen Minh Triet circled General Le Van Dung's coffin.

A delegation from the Party Central Committee, led by Do Van Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, paid their respects and offered condolences to the family.

In the condolence book, Do Van Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, wrote that with 81 years of life and 60 years of Party membership, General Le Van Dung made significant and outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. His life of revolutionary activity serves as a bright example for officials and soldiers to learn from and emulate.

Among those attending the funeral were former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh (first from right), former Standing Member of the Secretariat Le Hong Anh (center), and former President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Huynh Dam (first from left).

A delegation from the General Department of Politics, led by General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the General Department of Politics, paid their respects.

General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Minister of National Defense, paid respects to a comrade with whom he had a long-standing bond.

Truong My Hoa (former Vice President) and Nguyen Thien Nhan (former Secretary of the TP HCM Party Committee) signed the condolence book.

General Le Van Dung's coffin was laid at the Southern National Funeral Home, 5 Pham Ngu Lao street, TP HCM. The viewing ceremony took place from 6h to 10h30 on 14/1 (the 26th day of the 11th lunar month in the Year of the Snake). The memorial service was held at 10h30 on the same day. The burial took place from 17h30 on 14/1 at his family's land, 702 An Binh hamlet, Phu Tuc commune, Vinh Long province.

Quynh Tran