A grand parade marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 morning.
The parade begins with a formation of vehicles featuring the model of the National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The parade begins with a formation of vehicles featuring the model of the National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the vehicle carrying the portrait of President Ho Chi Minh passing the grandstand
Party General Secretary To Lam and the delegates observe the parade from the grandstand
The parade opens with formations of the heroic Vietnam People's Air Force flying over the skies of the homeland
The Red Flag unit advances to the grandstand
A formation of officers representing the five military fronts marches past the grandstand
The Air Defense-Air Force officers march past the grandstand
The Navy officers march past the grandstand
The Army officers march past the grandstand
The Army officers march past the grandstand
The Liberation Army soldiers march past the grandstand
The Chinese People's Liberation Army marches past the grandstand
The Lao People's Army marches past the grandstand
The Royal Cambodian Army marches past the grandstand
The Air Defense-Air Force officers march past the grandstand
The Special Forces soldiers march past the grandstand
The female Guerilla fighters march past the grandstand
The Coast Guard officers march past the grandstand
The female Peacekeepers march past the grandstand
A demonstration of heat flares by Su-30MK2 fighter jets in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
A demonstration of heat flares by Su-30MK2 fighter jets in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
The Navy officers march past the grandstand
A model vehicle featuring the symbol of 50 years of the Liberation of the South passes the grandstand
The female Signal Corps officers march past the grandstand
Fighter formations of the Vietnam Air Defense–Air Force perform in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
A formation of helicopters carrying the national flag performs in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
A demonstration of heat flares by Su-30MK2 fighter jets in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
A formation of helicopters carrying the national flag performs in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City
A helicopter formation carrying the Party flag and the national flag flies over the sky of downtown Ho Chi Minh City
The female Military Medical officers march past the grandstand
The Paratrooper Special Forces soldiers march past the grandstand
The male Maritime Militia troops march past the grandstand
The female Northern Militia troops march past the grandstand
The female Southern Guerrilla fighters march past the grandstand
The female Traffic Police officers march past the grandstand
Party and State leaders, former leaders, and international guests attend the anniversary ceremony
The command vehicle and vehicles of the People's Police Force parade past the grandstand
