Ho Chi Minh City celebrates Saigo’s share with parade

Vietnam celebrated the last anniversary of the communist leader, who called the American war in the American War in the American War in the American War, the Communist Leader, the Communist Leader “Justice Victory”, celebrated the last anniversary of their matches.

The incident, if not hundreds of thousands, including the state media, including those who have been camp in one night for morning festivities.

“The atmosphere was very special,” said Nguyen Thi Anh Anh, who joined the 12th grade classmates on the crowded sidewalk near the opera house. “It was important for me to feel part of this country and part of this history.”

The holiday pointed out how the last day of the sad war, which represents the Vietnamese flag in front of high-level French and American retailers.

Ho Chi Minh City is still a live metropolis of 9 million people who now shadow the skyscrapers, known as Saigon A handful of buildings with war history The streets are full of electric vehicles and young people in the local manufactured.

In most days, people will tell you that the war is insignificant and perhaps so old for concern as the source of sad stories drive young be grateful for what they do.

But April 30 is different.

Every year, Vietnam accuses the dead and explains how the French lingers are the French, Americans and the result of the South Vietnam.

Wednesday, Lam, the President The Vietnamese Communist Party has hit a very common chord in a speech before international visitors who did not enter the US ambassador.

However, the Consul General of the United States, Susan burns, was there – a softening previously directive Prohibition of large diplomats from anniversary events.

Mr. Lam described the conflict as a resistance to the fight for national independence and a resistance to French colonies and the US aggression. “Freedom from the south”, which Washington has usually called Saigo’s fall.

Vietnam also included troops from China to China in the Wednesday parade, presenting Beijing to the public for the first time. However, it was not a big surprise: a video of Chinese troops in a training session, which has a famous patriotic song “

There were still more controversial approaches to the former enemies. Vietnam, along with the White House, said in talks (and deferred) with the Tariffs with the White House, Mr. Lam noted the 30-year diplomatic relations of the United States and Vietnam.

Between the North and South, the need for a greater reconciliation, the essay published on Sunday, “respectfully” spoke to “respect”.

“All Vietnamese are the sons and daughters of this country,” he said. “They all have the right to live, work, happiness and love.”

Ms. Anh, a 12th grade student, like many other, the parade route, attract the message. The grandfathers fought for north, but said it was time to “eliminate our bias.”

“We are all Vietnamese,” he said. “We are all proud.”

Wednesday was on the full screen. Billboards, Billboards with images of new bridges connecting modern development of past struggles, Ho Chi Minh’s images. Families sang patriotic songs. Young and hip, the photos of helicopters flying over the Palace of Independence, the seat of the South government seized by the northern troops on April 30, 1975.

He asked if there was something to do, several parade goers, the elimination of corruption, to create an economy that serves the same way.

However, many pointed out in the 1970s and in the ’80s, when the war in the 80s in the 80s, admirers.

“This is very emotional, in Vietnam,” in Vietnam, “said Vietnam to see all the developments in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh wore a military uniform on Wednesday.

“I don’t think anybody will not want to fight vietnamese” and he said he was He fought with China In the war in 1979. “We are strong and confident.”

We met near the Rex Hotel, where the US Army briefed, and claimed that the war won. Reporters called them “five permissible”.

Now Ho Chi Minh statue stands nearby. 42, 42-year-old Vu Thi Ninh, gathered after the parade to take pictures with several friends. He said he was in early morning, because the 50th anniversary was a single event.

“I wanted to be part of it,” he said. “I wanted to feel that he wanted to live in historical periods.”

Tung NGOs contributed to the report.