The line of vehicles rumbled back to the assembly point after the second parade rehearsal.

(Chinhphu.vn) - At exactly 8:00 p.m. on August 24, at Ba Dinh Square (Hanoi), the second rehearsal for the military parade took place in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Attending and directing the general training were comrades: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee for the celebration of major holidays and important historical events of the country; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense .

The combined forces practicing for the parade and marching session included: 4 honor guard units; 43 units representing the people's armed forces (including 26 Army units, 17 Police units) and a number of foreign military units.

Along with that are 13 mass blocs including: Vietnamese Farmers Bloc, Great National Unity Bloc, Bloc representing 54 ethnic groups, Veterans Bloc, Former People's Police Bloc, Vietnamese Workers Bloc, Revolutionary Press Bloc, Intellectuals Bloc, Businessmen Bloc, Women Bloc, Overseas Vietnamese Bloc, Youth Bloc and Culture - Sports Bloc.

The standing forces include: Guards on the podium and 29 standing blocks (18 armed force blocks standing opposite stand A; 11 mass blocks standing on both sides of the new armed force blocks added from August 21).

The comprehensive program of parade and marching practice includes: Traditional torch procession, then military parade and marching of the blocks, in order: Parade of the honor guard block; parade of the walking blocks, vehicle blocks, military artillery; special police vehicles; parade of the masses and finally an art performance by thousands of artists, actors and the masses.

After passing through the stage at Ba Dinh Square, the parade groups split into many directions, passing through the central streets of Hanoi.

The Government E-newspaper also recorded many beautiful images of the artillery vehicles marching past the Hanoi Flag Tower, moving towards the assembly point.

Phuong Lien - Nhat Bac

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