At 6:30 a.m. on August 30, the State-level rehearsal ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam took place at Ba Dinh Square ( Hanoi ).
Attending the rehearsal were Politburo members: Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister; Tran Cam Tu, Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Steering Committee for the celebration of major holidays and important events of the country (2023-2025); Nguyen Hoa Binh , Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee for the celebration of major holidays and important events of the country (2023-2025); General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.
Hosts and directs the organization of the rehearsal at Ba Dinh Square are Party Central Committee member, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung and Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha.
At exactly 6:45 a.m., from My Dinh National Stadium, officers and soldiers of the 45th Artillery Brigade under the Artillery - Missile Command fired 21 resounding cannon shots, signaling the start of the rehearsal. At the same time, a formation of helicopters of the Air Defense - Air Force flew over the area of the Fireworks Ceremony at My Dinh National Stadium.
Participating in the State-level rehearsal program were more than 40,000 officers, soldiers and representatives of all walks of life. In particular, performing tasks at Ba Dinh Square were 6 forces including: Traditional torch-carrying force and Fire Guard; Ceremonial Artillery force; Air Force flying salute; Parade and marching force; Background force; Formation and lettering force.
Opening the parade rehearsal, the heroic Vietnam People's Air Force squadrons flew over Ba Dinh Square. Leading the way was the squadron of Mi-171, Mi-17, Mi-8 helicopters, carrying the Party and national flags. Following was the formation of Casa C-295 and C212i transport aircraft, the formation of Yak-130 and L-39NG training aircraft, and finally the formation of modern supersonic multi-role fighter aircraft Su-30MK2.
Next, the parade blocks marched one by one through the Ba Dinh Square stage to the music of the song "Marching to Hanoi" by musician Van Cao and an explanation of the forces.
Starting with 4 ceremonial blocks including the National Emblem car, the National flag and Party flag, the car carrying the portrait of President Ho Chi Minh, the model car symbolizing the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Participating in the general rehearsal passing through the stage were 26 military blocs; 4 foreign military blocs (China, Russia, Laos, Cambodia); militia and guerrillas blocs; 17 police blocs; 14 military artillery blocs; 9 police special vehicle blocs.
On the screen at Ba Dinh Square, armed forces paraded at sea at Cam Ranh Military Base, Khanh Hoa Province. The participating formation included: Command ships; maritime patrol aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters; submarine squadrons, missile frigates, anti-submarine frigates, fast attack missile boats, and gunboats of the Vietnam People's Navy; squadrons of ships of the Vietnam Coast Guard; Border Guards and Standing Militia Squadrons, along with many other modern vehicles and equipment.
Participating in the general rehearsal, the sea parade block was introduced between the Army blocks with 3 combat formations.
The State-level parade rehearsal also took place, showing off the modern equipment of the army and police.
Following the armed forces, the Red Flag bloc opened the parade of 12 mass blocs, in which the leading bloc was the Vietnam Fatherland Front bloc and the bloc representing the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam.
The standing forces participating in the general rehearsal at Ba Dinh Square include: the Honor Guard and 29 standing groups (18 armed forces groups standing opposite Grandstand A; 11 mass groups standing on both sides of the armed forces groups). Also participating in the general rehearsal are the groups that form shapes and arrange letters.
From Ba Dinh Square, the parades spread out in all directions to the joyful welcome of tens of thousands of people throughout Hanoi.
Updated on August 30, 2025
Source: https://laichau.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/chuyen-de/tin-trong-nuoc/tong-duet-cap-nha-nuoc-le-ky-niem-dieu-binh-dieu-hanh-quoc-khanh-2-9-thanh-cong-tot-dep.html
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