President calls on young to follow example set by past generations

President calls on young to follow example set by past generations (28-07-2007) Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh talks with heroic mother Phan Thi Phan in the southern province of Tay Ninh, whose father and two sons are martyrs. —VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tuan President Nguyen Minh Triet lights incense sticks commemorating President Ho Chi Minh at a historical site in Thai Nguyen Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang HCM City youth light candles commemorating fallen soldiers in the city’s War Martyrs Cemetery yesterday. Thousands of heroic mothers, war invalids, soldiers and members of the public took part in the ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo Trang Duong Ha Noi — Young Vietnamese should fan the revolutionary flame of the Party and the nation for which past generations have lived and died. President Nguyen Minh Triet made the appeal at last night’s live television broadcast “Eternal Epic” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day. The programme, co-organised by Viet Nam Television and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, was broadcast in Ha Noi, Con Dao Island, HCM City, Thai Nguyen, Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces. President Triet said the nation’s youth should follow the example of past generations – ordinary people who loved life but were prepared to sacrifice all for their country. “The 10th Party Congress’s resolution sets a policy of ensuring the daily welfare of those who contributed to the country’s cause and of expanding tribute payments for war invalids and the families of…