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Vietnam Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Communist Victory
Vietnam marked the 35th anniversary of the Communist victory in the Vietnam War with a grand military parade through the former Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh city, with the government basking more in its economic achievements than its historic military defeat of the United States.
- (L to R) Vietnam War photographer Hoang Van Cuong, left, a former UPI photographer, Pete Arnett, a former AP war correspondent, and Nick Ut, an AP Pulitzer-winning photographer, have a light moment in a reunion at Majestic hotel, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. They met as part of a reunion of journalists and photographers who worked in Vietnam during the Vietnam War (AP).read more
- In Friday's re-enactment of the war's end, everyone in the former Saigon greeted the Communist troops with jubilation. A tank replica rolled by and soldiers in white uniforms goose-stepped their way down the former Reunification Boulevard, later renamed Le Duan Street after a former Communist Party chief (Reuters).read more
- In a reminder of how the Communist Party retains a strong grip on the flow of information despite the opening of the economy, foreign journalists were forbidden from conducting interviews along the parade route. The area was sealed off from ordinary citizens, apparently due to security concerns (AP).read more
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Vietnam Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Communist Victory
Vietnam marked the 35th anniversary of the Communist victory in the Vietnam War with a grand military parade through the former Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh city, with the government basking more in its economic achievements than its historic military defeat of the United States.
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