21 artillery salutes opened the National Day parade on September 2nd.

21 cannons roared, opening the parade.

21 rounds of cannon fire opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 1

On the morning of September 2, in the area in front of My Dinh National Stadium, 15 105mm howitzers fired 21 cannon volleys to celebrate the grand ceremony.

21 artillery salutes opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 2

At the same time, the Marching Song resounded in Ba Dinh Square.

21 rounds of cannon fire opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 3rd

The ceremonial artillery array of 15 105mm ceremonial guns "opened fire" and fired 21 cannon shots.

21 rounds of cannon fire opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 4

Artillery Brigade soldiers in position.

21 artillery salutes opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 5

The saluting fireworks were fired at 6:45 in front of My Dinh National Stadium.

21 rounds of cannon fire opened the National Day parade on September 2nd - 6

Each 105mm grenade has three gunners directly operating it, with gunner number 1 pulling the trigger to fire each shot, gunner number 2 opening and closing the breech, and gunner number 3 loading the shell into the chamber.

21 cannons roared, opening the National Day parade on September 2nd - 7

The 45th Artillery Brigade (Artillery - Missile Command) is the unit directly performing this ceremony. The force participating in the artillery firing ceremony includes 5 platoons with nearly 60 soldiers and 15 105mm artillery pieces divided into 5 clusters, each cluster led by a platoon leader in charge of 9 gunners and 3 artillery pieces.

21 cannons roared, opening the National Day parade on September 2nd - 8th