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In this 1950 file photo, Ho Chi Minh, right, who became president of North Vietnam, poses with Vo Nguyen Giap, minister of Interior in Ho Chi Minh's provisional government in Vietnam. Officials said legendary Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, has died on Friday in hospital in Hanoi where he had been since 2009. He was 102. (AP Photo, File) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

In this file photograph taken in 1950, Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh (2nd-R, 1890-1969), the founder of the Vietnam Workers' Party, and General Vo Nguyen Giap (background L, smiling) look on during a military campaign in Vietnam. Vietnam's independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose guerrilla tactics defeated both the French and American armies, died on October 4, 2013, at the age of 102, a government source said. AFP PHOTO/ FILES-/AFP/Getty Images ( 523507852 )

In this file photograph taken on September 28, 1989, Vietnamese deputy premier commander Vo Nguyen Giap, flanked by Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Huu Tho (R), speaks to the press after presiding over ceremonies marking the withdrawal of the last of Vietnam's troops from Cambodia. Vietnam's independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose guerrilla tactics defeated both the French and American armies, died on October 4, 2013, at the age of 102, a government source said. ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 523507825 )

Veterans hold portraits of late General Vo Nguyen Giap as they line up along a street to pay their final respects in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523662294 )

A woman cries after paying homage to late General Vo Nguyen Giap at an altar set up inside his residence in Hanoi where thousands of people lined up before entering to pay homage to the national independence hero, in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523556453 )

A man holds a portrait of late General Vo Nguyen Giap as he lines up among thousands of others outside the residence of late General Vo Nguyen Giap before entering to pay homage to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523555345 )

People line up in the compound of late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence to pay homage to him, as thousands of people flocked to pay last tribute to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523557707 )

An elderly war time comrade (C) of General Vo Nguyen Giap is helped to walk up steps to the late general's villa to pay homage to him, as thousands of people flocked to pay last tribute to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523557717 )

Two women bow down to pay homage to late General Vo Nguyen Giapa in front of a portrait of the general that was set up inside his residence in Hanoi where thousands of people flocked to pay last tribute to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523556949 )

Luu Ngoc Linh, 71, a Vietnam War veteran cries in the garden of the house of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam after paying homage to Giap on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over the French and then the Americans, died Friday, Oct. 4. The last of the country's old-guard revolutionaries was 102. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen). ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

Vietnamese army officers wait outside the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap's house in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Several thousand people visited the house to pay their respects to the general, who led Vietnam's wars against the French and the United States. Giap died Friday at the age of 102. (AP Photo/Din Hau) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

Two veterans make their way to late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence as thousands line up to pay final tribute to Vietnam's independence hero in Hanoi on October 8, 2013. Thounsands of mourners gathered outside the Hanoi house of Vietnam's revered General Vo Nguyen Giap to pay their last respects to the wildly-popular independence hero on the third day following his death. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523606324 )

Democracy activist and street violinist Vo Tri Hai (C) plays as he and others wait to pay homage at late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence, as thousands of people flocked to pay last tribute to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523557850 )

A woman cries after paying homage to late General Vo Nguyen Giap at an altar with a portrait of the late general set up inside his residence in Hanoi, where thousands of people flocked to pay tribute to the national independence hero, in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523556911 )

Reporters from local online newspapers work on lapop computers outside the residence of late general Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. As news emerged of the death of Vietnam's legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, most journalists were forced to stay silent -- leaving the landmark event to be revealed by the country's swelling ranks of Internet users. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523551275 )

Veterans buy a framed portrait of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap at a tourist shop inside the Army Museum in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523661551 )

People line up on a street leading to the late General Vo Nguyen Giap's house to pay their respects in Hanoi on October 9, 2013. Thousands of mourners gathered outside the home of Vietnam's revered General Vo Nguyen Giap to pay their last respects to the wildly-popular independence hero. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523633912 )

Phang Seo Vang, 77, a veteran living in Phu Yen district, Son La province, northwest of Hanoi, lines up among others outside the house of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 before paying homage to Giap. The brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over the French and then the Americans, died Friday, Oct. 4. The last of the country's old-guard revolutionaries was 102. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

Thousands line up in front of late president Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum (background) along a street leading to the late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence to pay their final respects in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523661549 )

Visitors watch the statue of Vietnamese Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap at the Military Museum Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Gen. Giap, the brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over the French and then the Americans, died Friday, Oct. 4. The last of the country's old-guard revolutionaries was 102. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen). ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

A man cries on a military officer in the garden of the house of the late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam after paying homage to Giap on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. The brilliant and ruthless commander who led the outgunned Vietnamese to victory first over the French and then the Americans, died Friday, Oct. 4. The last of the country's old-guard revolutionaries was 102. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen). ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

People try to get a copy of a leaflet containing verses exalting the late General Vo Nguyen Giap as thousands line up on a street leading to late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence to pay final their respects in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523662662 )

A Vietnam War veteran lines up among thousands of others outside the residence of late General Vo Nguyen Giap before entering to pay homage to the national independence hero in Hanoi on October 6, 2013. Vietnam announced plans to hold a national funeral for independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap in the first official statement on the death of the ruthless but brilliant military strategist . HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523556445 )

This picture taken on October 9, 2013 shows framed portraits of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap hanging for sale at a tourist shop inside the Army Museum in Hanoi. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523663667 )

Veterans buy a framed portrait of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap at a tourist shop inside the Army Museum in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523661554 )

Veterans hold portraits of late General Vo Nguyen Giap as they line up along a street to pay their final respects in Hanoi on October 10, 2013. The death of Vietnam's last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a girm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life. HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 523662298 )

This handout picture taken by Vietnam Airlines on October 9, 2013 shows soldiers doing a rehearsal of carrying a coffin in and out of a ATR72 aircraft at Hanoi airport as preparations are underway for the official funerals and burial service of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap which will take place over the weekend. VIETNAM AIRLINES/AFP/Getty Images ( 523665950 )

In this April 18, 2004 file photo, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap salutes his fallen comrades at a shrine of the Dien Bien Phu's war cemetery in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. Officials say legendary Gen. Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, died at a Hanoi hospital Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at age 102. He was the country's last famous communist revolutionary, and used ingenious guerrilla tactics to overcome enormous odds against superior forces. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

In this Monday, June 23, 1997, file photo, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, left, speaks to his onetime foe Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi, Vietnam. Officials say Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, died at a Hanoi hospital Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at age 102. He was the country's last famous communist revolutionary, and used ingenious guerrilla tactics to overcome enormous odds against superior forces. (AP Photo/Tri Hieu, File) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

File photo dated December 20, 2004 in Hanoi shows retired legendary Vietnamese 94-year-old General Vo Nguyen Giap (C) greeted by an unidentified general as he arrives to attend a meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the foundation of Vietnamese armed forces. General Giap, who was Vietnam's Defense Minister during wars that defeated French and American forces, died October 4, 2013 at the age of 102. US Senator and former prisoner of war John McCain said October 7, 2013 that Vietnam's willingness to suffer "immense casualties" was the linchpin in legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap's defeat of American forces. Hours after the news of Giap's death, McCain in a brief tweet praised the legendary general as a "brilliant military strategist" who once called the United States an honorable enemy. But in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCain called into question the morality of the Vietnamese tactic, which he said Giap executed with an "unbending will." AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523593984 )

In this Friday, April 30, 2004 file photo, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap talks to reporters at a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. Officials say legendary Gen. Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, died at a Hanoi hospital Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, at age 102. He was the country's last famous communist revolutionary, and used ingenious guerrilla tactics to overcome enormous odds against superior forces. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap is seen in front of a painting of himself and president Ho Chi Minh, left, at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam in this picture made Aug. 25 2008, his 97th birthday. Officials say Giap, the military mastermind who drove the French and the Americans out of Vietnam, has died at age 102. He was the country's last famous communist revolutionary, and used ingenious guerrilla tactics to overcome enormous odds against superior forces. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, file) ( Vietnam Obit Giap )

This undated handout file picture provided by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA, aka AVI in French) shows General Vo Nguyen Giap, Nord Vietnamese Defense Minister in Hanoi. Vietnam's independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap, whose guerrilla tactics defeated both the French and American armies, died on October 4, 2013, at the age of 102, a government source said. AFP PHOTO/Getty Images / HO / VNA ( 523508493 )