A woman prays as she pays respect in front of a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap at his house in Hanoi...
A woman prays as she pays respect in front of a portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap at his house in Hanoi October 6, 2013. Thousands lined up several kilometers long on the street as they try to pay respects to Giap, the self-taught Vietnamese general who masterminded the defeats of France and the United States to become one of the 20th century's most notable military commanders. Giap died on October 4, 2013. He was 102. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY OBITUARY)