Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War culminated in a grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday (April 30) with thousands of marching troops, an air show featuring Russian-made fighter jets and onlookers eagerly cheering on the festivities.
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00:00Ho Chi Minh City marked the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War's end with a Grand Parade
00:07on Wednesday, featuring thousands of troops and a Russian-made fighter jet air show.
00:13Large crowds gathered to celebrate and cheer the historic milestone.
00:17Today's climate has not only made me, but all of the Vietnamese people feel proud.
00:22I am proud because I live in a country that is a free, free, and happy country.
00:27We see us that the citizens of their country are still growing up and thriving in the world.
00:32In the winter, 50 years of Vietnam, I want to thank ouriest be found for this country in Asia and everything and happiness.
00:46The historic
01:16anniversary marks the reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, when communist-led North
01:24Vietnam captured Saigon, the capital of U.S.-backed South Vietnam. Saigon was later renamed Ho Chi Minh City in honor of the North's founding leader.
01:46The historic