How is a military parade different from a military parade?

According to the Vietnamese Dictionary of the Institute of Linguistics, a military parade is a symbolic inspection of the ranks of armed forces gathered together to demonstrate military strength in a solemn ceremony. A military parade is often associated with the appearance of troops, branches and military equipment.

Parade is understood as armed forces marching in turn across the stage or on the street, in neat ranks, with unified movements, to demonstrate strength.

Thus, both military parades and military parades aim to demonstrate the country's military strength. However, military parades are mostly related to military equipment with the appearance of modern military branches and combat equipment.

Meanwhile, military parades mainly show the strength of armed forces without special emphasis on weapons or equipment.

The majestic and imposing parade celebrating the April 30th holiday in Ho Chi Minh City.

In history, Vietnam has held military parades 5 times:

The first military parade of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam took place on January 1, 1955, marking an important event in the history of our country. This ceremony welcomed President Ho Chi Minh, the Party Central Committee and the Government when they returned to the capital after Hanoi was liberated.

On May 1, 1973, at Ba Dinh Square, the Vietnam People's Army held a solemn parade to celebrate the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country, ending the occupation of foreign invaders after the Paris Agreement was signed.

On May 15, 1975, a military parade was held in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the complete liberation of the South. This was the largest celebration held in the South of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam since the French reoccupied the South in September 1945. The event featured the participation of armed forces along with modern weapons and military equipment, demonstrating the strength and power of the Vietnam People's Army.

On September 2, 1975, on the occasion of the successful August Revolution and the 30th anniversary of the founding of the country and the reunification of the country, our country solemnly held a military parade at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi with tens of thousands of participants and military equipment and vehicles. The parade had the participation of all military branches and services in the Vietnam People's Army.

The last parade took place 30 years ago, on September 2, 1985, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of National Day. This time, many military branches, arms and military equipment participated, demonstrating the remarkable development of the national defense force. According to documents in the book History of the Air Force, the Vietnam Air Force decided to use a large number of aircraft to participate in the parade at Ba Dinh Square.

In Ho Chi Minh City recently, a national parade was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

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