Vietnam sends soldiers to participate in parade in Russia

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense , inspects the parade - Photo: VNA

Pursuant to Directive No. 78/CT-BQP dated April 9, 2025 of the Ministry of National Defense on organizing the Vietnam People's Army to participate in the parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War in the Russian Federation (May 9, 1945 - May 9, 2025), 68 soldiers of the Army Officer School 1 will represent the Vietnam People's Army to participate in the parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

Major General, Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Van Thanh, Vice Principal of Army Officer School 1, said that, implementing the direction of the Minister of National Defense, over the past few days, the school has organized forces and actively trained and practiced for the participating forces, aiming to improve the qualifications, command movements, and coordination ability of the forces participating in the parade. Thereby, demonstrating the discipline, unity, and strength of the Vietnam People's Army as well as the desire to build a peaceful , friendly, cooperative and developing relationship with international friends.

Major General Nguyen Van Thanh said that according to the plan, the school has organized training for the forces participating in the parade on the contents of individual and block team regulations, ensuring that they are correct, even, beautiful, unified, regular, and powerful. The training is carried out step by step: Basic training and practice for each person, each row; comprehensive practice by block and general rehearsal, and approval.

The delegation of the Army Officer School 1 to Russia to participate in the parade consists of 80 people, and is expected to depart from April 23, 2025. Of which, the parade group has 73 soldiers (68 official members and 5 reserve members), accompanied by leaders in charge, training teachers, doctors, interpreters and security guards. The soldiers participating in the parade group are aged 19-30, and are 1m80 or taller. These are officers, lecturers and students with well-proportioned bodies, performing command movements quickly, strongly and accurately.

Vu Phong

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