Female military band unit at the rehearsal on June 25th, 2025 (Photo: Trong Duc/VNA)

The rehearsal was held at three locations in Hanoi, including the National Military Training Centre No. 4, the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Participants practiced parade and marching techniques based on the results of their recent training phases, without following the full ceremonial script.

The coming parade and procession will have more formations, officers and soldiers to join compared to the parades that marked the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory in May last year and the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification on April 30, 2025. The armed forces alone will march in 38 formations.

Director of the Department of Military Training and School Management Major General Vu Viet Hung, who is also deputy head of the subcommittee on the parade and procession, led the rehearsal. He said after nearly 20 days of practice, this was the first time all formations that the Ministry of National Defense is in charge of have gathered for a combined rehearsal.

The participants, who acclimated to the weather and terrain conditions and coordinated with other groups, are preparing thoroughly for the upcoming parade.