First joint rehearsal for National Day parade
VGP - The first joint rehearsal for the grand military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), took place at 8:00pm on August 21 at Ba Dinh Square in Ha Noi.
Dignitaries at the rehearsal include Politburo members: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Commissions for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization; and General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense.
Also present were General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, standing member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, and Deputy Minister of National Defence; along with representatives of the Ministry of Public Security and other agencies.
The combined rehearsal at Ba Dinh Square comprises two parts: State and Party ceremonial activities, and the military parade and march-past.
The parade and march-past of the Army and Public Security forces involve nearly 16,000 officers and soldiers, accompanied by the Army’s weapons and equipment
The parade and march-past will feature all components: marching contingents, mechanised, airborne and naval forces.
