Young people in the capital were moved as they bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Being able to assist the people during the State Funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a source of pride for many young people. As soon as she received the announcement recruiting volunteers for the State Funeral, Dang Thuy Hang, a student at the Vietnam Youth Academy, quickly registered and took a bus overnight from Nam Dinh to Hanoi to be ready to work on July 25th.

“Upon hearing the news of the General Secretary's passing, I was deeply moved and hoped to contribute my small effort to the funeral arrangements. The weather in Hanoi is quite harsh these days, but I don't feel tired. My heart, and the hearts of thousands of young people here, are always with him.”

“Among many leaders, I’ve always been impressed by the General Secretary because of his silver hair, white glasses, the constant presence of a pen in his hand, and the two words ‘the people’ that he always mentioned. At an age when he should have been resting after a lifetime of hard work, the General Secretary still worked day and night until his last moments on his sickbed,” shared Pham Gia Han, a student at Newton Secondary and High School.

Despite her young age, Gia Han promised to always strive to study hard and contribute more to her family and country, as conveyed in the heartfelt message from General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the young generation of Vietnam.

By 1 PM on July 26th, the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Home had concluded with 136,886 visitors. Among them were many young people who traveled from all over the country to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for the last time.

They are a new generation, the future owners of the country, embodying the spirit of integration and development, but never forgetting their homeland and ancestors, upholding and promoting the tradition of "drinking water and remembering the source".