Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia 50th anniversary of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia end of war on Wednesday, in what tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia country's communist leader said was a "victory of justice over tyranny".
Celebrations culminated in a grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of marching troops and an air show featuring Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters, as Vietnamese waved red flags and sang patriotic songs.
"It was a victory of justice over tyranny" - To Lam, Vietnam's Communist party chief and tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia country's top leader, said on Wednesday, citing one of Ho Chi Minh's mottos: "Vietnam is one, tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Vietnamese people are one. Rivers may dry up, mountains may erode, but that truth will never change."
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Vietnam celebrated tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia end of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia war with tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia United States and tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia formation of its modern nation 50 years ago Wednesday with a military parade and a focus on a future of peace.
Vietnam's 50th anniversary of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia liberation of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia South and national reunification - Photos: AP
Thousands camped overnight on tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia streets of Ho Chi Minh City — once known as Saigon — to watch tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia parade, drinking strong black coffee and having their faces painted with tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Vietnamese flag.
tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia parade included a float that carried tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Lac Bird, Vietnam’s emblem, another carrying a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh and finally one that represented 50 years of reunification between North and South Vietnam.
Chinese, Laotian and Cambodian troops marched behind Vietnamese army formations, including some wearing uniforms similar to what was worn by northern Vietnamese troops during tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia war.
Helicopters carrying tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia national flag and jets flew over tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia parade near Independence Palace, where tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia war ended when a North Vietnamese tank smashed through its gates.
Pham Ngoc Son is a 69-year-old veteran who was an army truck driver bringing troops and supplies from tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia north to tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia south through tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Ho Chi Minh trail - tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia secret route used by North Vietnam.
He’s on a weeklong tour of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia city, which he remembers entering as a part of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia northern troops that took over.
He said he cherished those memories and couldn’t describe tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia joy he felt at that moment. But now there was "only space for peace and friendship” between tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia U.S. and Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Hue, a resident of Ho Chi Minh city, agreed. “tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia war has ended and we shake hands for development. Now it’s time for peace. Peace is tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia dream that everyone in tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia world wants" - Hue said.
Xinhua reports with a photo series capturing moments of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia night of April 29th, on tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia eve of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia April 30th grand ceremony:
Photos: Xinhua
Khmer Times
Cambodia has dispatched 119 personnel of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to Vietnam to take part in a military parade marking tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia 50th anniversary of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia liberation of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia event, set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City, also includes tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia participation of troops from China and Laos – marking tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia first time foreign armed forces have joined a Vietnamese national parade.
tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Cambodian delegation is attending at tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia official invitation of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Vietnamese government. Senate President Hun Sen, who is also President of tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), leads a high-level Cambodian delegation to tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia celebration.
Vietnamese media reported on Sunday that parade rehearsals were held in preparation for tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia commemorative event, which highlights tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia close and long-standing ties between Vietnam and its neighbours.
Brigadier General Eng Hy, spokesman for tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia RCAF, confirmed that Cambodia’s participation marks a historic first.
“This is tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia first time tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia RCAF has sent troops to participate in a Vietnamese military parade celebrating tỷ lệ kèo nhà cái malaysia reunification of Vietnam,” he said.
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