Vietnam commemorates 50th anniversary of reunification with a massive parade

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With a colorful parade in Ho Chi Minh City attended by more than 13.000 people, Vietnam commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. teleSUR

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00:00And Vietnam held a military parade and procession in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 50th anniversary

00:05of the liberation of the South and national reunification attended by the country's top

00:10leaders. The event brought together some 13,000 people, including squadrons of helicopters and

00:17fighter planes, which flew over the metropolis, waving the flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

00:23These celebrations began last April 19th, when the party leader held a meeting with war heroes

00:29who attended a military operation that opened the era of reunification, peace and development

00:35in the country 50 years ago. The achievement, he stressed, was the crystallization of the

00:40blood and sacrifice of millions of compatriots and fighters from all over the country.

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