People wave Vietnamese flags and the flag of the former National Liberation Front (NLF) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in front of the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
A woman and her grandchild take photos at the venue for a parade to be held on April 30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Women in traditional costume “Ao dai” featured Vietnamese flags walk in a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
People in Vietnam flag T-shirts pose in front of a line of cannons used for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tueday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
//A woman wears a conical hat decorated with Vietnamese flags to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in front of the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
People take photos with a security officer at the venue for a parade to be held on April 30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
High-rise buildings tower over an aging apartment building displaying Vietnamese flags in the Cholon district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese War. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
High-rise buildings tower over an umbrella-covered market in the Cholon district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese War. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
People wave Vietnamese flags and the flag of the former National Liberation Front (NLF) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in front of the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
