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Barriers were set up by authorities to guide mourners and prevent congestion. Though birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable, the passing of the General Secretary is a profound loss for all Vietnamese. People gather to express their condolences and pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Mourners maintain a somber atmosphere, believing that Vietnam has lost a highly respected and capable leader. Le Thi Nhung, 80, arrived early, holding a newspaper with details of the State funeral. She sat in the flower garden, waiting to bid farewell to the beloved Party leader. People quietly enter the funeral home to pay their last respects to the top leader. Many could not hold back their tears during the emotional ceremony. Thousands gather as the Party leader’s body lies in state, paying their final respects. In Ho Chi Minh City, thousands line up at the Thong Nhat Palace to mourn t...

A mother and her children touch the flag-draped coffin of the beloved leader during the funeral service on the morning of July 25th. Nguyen Khac Hao, an 83-year-old war veteran from Dong Hoi commune in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district, where the late leader was born, pays his respects. A young girl waits patiently outside the National Funeral House for her turn to pay her respects and offer incense to the late leader. A Vietnamese heroic mother, despite her age, attends the funeral service, determined to pay her respects. A woman overcome with emotion, showing her deep respect for the respected leader. Nguyen Thi Muu, a resident of Hai Phong city, bids her final farewell to the Party General Secretary, expressing her admiration for his leadership and competence. “I have cried every day since hearing the news of the General Secretary’s passing. He dedicated his entire life to Vietnam’s revolutionary cause until his last breath,” sh...