(Live) Air Force flies to celebrate the 80th National Day celebration, parade, and march

On the morning of September 2, the celebration, parade, and march to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day took place at the historic Ba Dinh Square.

7:05: Air Force carries Party flag and national flag to welcome

Opening the parade were the heroic Vietnam People's Air Force squadrons flying in the sky of the Fatherland.

Air Force flies to welcome. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Leading the way was a squadron of Mi-171, Mi-17, Mi-8 helicopters, carrying the Party flag and the national flag flying over the historic Ba Dinh Square. A symbol of great solidarity, the pride of the Party and the nation, demonstrating the mettle, intelligence, and aspiration to build the country to take off and soar in the new era.

7:05: The parade begins

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army - commanded the parade. "Attention - The parade, the march begins" - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia shouted loudly.

6:58: General Secretary To Lam reads the speech celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day.

6:45: General Secretary To Lam and delegates attend the celebration ceremony

Attending the ceremony were: General Secretary To Lam; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; Politburo member, President Luong Cuong; former Politburo members, former Presidents: Nguyen Minh Triet, Truong Tan Sang; Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; former Politburo member, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; former Politburo member, former National Assembly Chairman: Nguyen Sinh Hung, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu - Head of the Central Steering Committee to celebrate major holidays and important historical events of the country in the 3 years 2023-2025; former Politburo members, former Standing members of the Secretariat;

Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien.

Politburo members: Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai; General Phan Van Giang - Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang - Minister of Public Security;

Attending the ceremony were Politburo members, former Politburo members; Party Central Committee Secretary, former Party Central Committee Secretary; Vice President, former Vice President; Deputy Prime Ministers, former Deputy Prime Ministers; Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly, former Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly; Party Central Committee members, former Party Central Committee members; members of the Central Steering Committee to celebrate major holidays and important historical events of the country in the 3 years 2023-2025; leaders of central and local departments, ministries, branches...

On the international side, the high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State was led by General Secretary and President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith.

The delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia was led by His Excellency Samdech Techo Hun Sen - President of the Cambodian People's Party, President of the Cambodian Senate.

The delegation of the Party and State of the Republic of Cuba was led by First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez.

The high-level delegation of the Chinese Party and State was led by Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Zhao Leji.

The Belarusian state delegation was headed by Chairman of the State Duma Igor Sergeenko;

The delegation of the Russian Federation was led by Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev - Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia Political Party, First Vice Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

6:44: Flag salute ceremony

Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh - Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister - invited delegates, distinguished guests and all comrades and compatriots to stand up for the flag-saluting ceremony. Tens of thousands of people sang the National Anthem together.

At the same time, at My Dinh National Sports Complex, 21 cannon shots were fired loudly.

6:40: Torch relay and lighting ceremony

In the sacred atmosphere of the 80th Anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, we turned to the historic Ba Dinh Square to witness the torch-carrying ceremony and the lighting of the traditional revolutionary pyre.

The traditional flame, a symbol of the indomitable will, immortal strength, and eternal aspiration of the Vietnamese people; forged from thousands of years of history of building and defending the country; was carried from the Ho Chi Minh Museum and is entering Ba Dinh Square.

Torch-carrying and lighting ceremony of the Flame. Photo: Hai Nguyen

The flame was handed over to Lieutenant General, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Nguyen Duc Soat, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, who had an exceptionally outstanding achievement, shooting down 6 enemy planes, becoming one of the heroic pilots of the Vietnam People's Army to light the flame.

The fire was lit, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

6:35: Honor Guard in position

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army - shouted the command: "Honorary guards, take position."

6:30: National Day celebration, parade, and march on September 2nd are ready

The opening ceremony of the Celebration was a drum performance with more than 1,000 performers. The drums echoed in rhythm to the national festival.

Drum performance to welcome the parade. Photo: Hai Nguyen

6:20: General Secretary To Lam and his wife arrive at the podium to attend the parade.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly along with other Party and State leaders attended the ceremony. Also attending the ceremony were leaders and former leaders of the Party and State.

6:00 am: Parade blocks march into position

At present, the parade blocks are in position and their formations are adjusted.

Parade blocks prepare before the important moment. Photo: Hai Nguyen

Artists prepare for the art program and drum performance at the celebration ceremony. Photo: Hai Nguyen

5:30: Bustling atmosphere at Ba Dinh Square

At the historic Ba Dinh Square, the groups have gathered, adjusted their formations, teams and made other preparations. The stands are already packed with seats.

According to Lao Dong reporters, the current weather in Ba Dinh Square is around 25 degrees, cloudy, no rain. The weather is relatively favorable for the parade, march, and celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2.

The atmosphere at Ba Dinh Square before the parade. Photo: Tuan Anh - Hai Nguyen

5:00: Blocks adjust their formation

Blocks of art letters, drums, and ensembles are assembled in position.

Blocks prepare to take position at Ba Dinh Square. Photo: Tuan Anh

After 5am, the art word formation, drumming, and ensemble groups gathered at Ba Dinh Square. Photo: Tuan Anh

3:30: Arrange equipment in position at the assembly point

The military vehicles have arrived at the assembly point at the Quan Thanh - Thanh Nien intersection.

Military vehicles moved into the assembly point at 3am. Photo: To The

The celebration, parade, and march to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2) will take place at Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi) from 6:30 a.m. on September 2.

In the jubilant atmosphere of Independence Day, the country converges here to celebrate the glorious golden history of the nation!

Today's parade and marching formation recreates and affirms the great stature and great value of the August Revolution, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia; smashing the domination of colonialism and fascism; abolishing the feudal regime; creating a historical turning point, turning our country from a colony into an independent, sovereign nation; our people from being slaves to becoming masters of the country; opening a new era - the era of national independence and socialism.

The great victory of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an immortal heroic epic, a brilliant symbol of ardent patriotism; converging the strength of great solidarity; the burning desire for independence and freedom of the entire resilient and indomitable nation under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh; is a victory of justice and social progress; of conscience and human dignity; becoming a source of inspiration and a strong driving force to promote the national liberation movement around the world.

The spirit of the August Revolution and National Day 2.9 will forever be a source of pride, a torch to light the way; create great material and spiritual strength; encourage our entire Party, people and army to promote revolutionary heroism; the will to fight and win; enthusiastically compete in labor, production, innovation and creativity; realize the aspiration to develop a strong, prosperous and happy country in the new era of development, the era of national growth!

After performing the Party and State ceremonies and rituals, there will be a parade and march.

Parade content of the Army, foreign armies, and the Police; weapons and equipment systems of the Army, and special vehicles of the Police.

There are 6 forces participating in the parade, including: Traditional Torch Relay Force and Fire Guard; Ceremonial Artillery Force; Air Force flying salute.

The parade and marching forces include: 4 Honor Guards; 43 blocs representing the people's armed forces including 26 Army blocs, 17 Police blocs); 4 foreign military blocs including: China, Russia, Laos, Cambodia; Military vehicles, artillery, special Police vehicles; Sea parade force; 12 mass parade blocs; 1 Culture and Sports bloc.

The standing forces as the background include the Honor Guards and 29 standing blocks (18 armed forces blocks standing opposite stand A; 11 mass blocks standing on both sides of the armed forces blocks; and the forces forming shapes and letters.

For the sea parade force held in Khanh Hoa province, including: Navy, Coast Guard, Border Guard and Military Region 5, with many types of weapons and equipment: Command ships; maritime patrol aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters; submarine squadrons, missile frigates, anti-submarine frigates, fast attack missile boats, gunboats of the Navy; squadrons of Coast Guard ships; Border Guard and Standing Militia Squadron, along with many other modern means and equipment.

Along with that, in the area in front of My Dinh Stadium (Hanoi), 15 105mm ceremonial cannons of the Artillery - Missile Command are also ready for the program of celebration, parade, and march to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2.

After passing through Ba Dinh Square, the parades have the following route:

The Royal Guards Block: follow the direction of Nguyen Thai Hoc - Trang Thi - Trang Tien, ending at August Revolution Square.

The walking bloc (Army, Police, militia, foreign delegation) withdrew in 3 main directions:

Nguyen Thai Hoc - Kim Ma - Lieu Giai - Van Cao - Quan Ngua Stadium.

Nguyen Thai Hoc - Trang Thi - Trang Tien - August Revolution Square.

Nguyen Thai Hoc - Le Duan - Thong Nhat Park.

Mobile Police and Cavalry: Turn onto Le Hong Phong - Ngoc Ha street, towards Bach Thao Park.

Red Flag Block: Turn from Le Hong Phong - Doi Can - Giang Van Minh - Kim Ma - Lieu Giai, to Quan Ngua.

Mass, Culture - Sports: Go straight through the stage, ending at Hang Day Stadium (model car turns Nguyen Thai Hoc - Trinh Hoai Duc).

Motor vehicle block: Divided into 2 main routes:

North Gate - Nghi Tam - Au Co - Vo Chi Cong - Duong Lang - Tran Duy Hung - Thang Long Boulevard - Le Quang Dao - F1 Racetrack.

Nguyen Thai Hoc - Giang Vo - Duong Lang - Tran Duy Hung - Thang Long Boulevard - Le Quang Dao - F1 Racetrack.

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