People watch a fireworks display during celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vietnam War Anniversary

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

A parade float carrying a portrait of Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh takes part in a military parade during the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
A float depicting a tank is carried in a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnamese dancers perform during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Dragon dances perform during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A Vietnamese equestrian unit parades past officials during the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese veteran soldiers take part in a parade during the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
A woman is photographed with a photo of the late wartime Vietnamese Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap as another person holds a photo of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, left, after a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, center, delivers his speech during the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese dancers perform during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A float depicting a tank is carried in a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese troops prepare for a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese drummers perform during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese participants gather prior to a parade during the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Chinese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam War veterans on an open bus take part in a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam War veterans on an open bus pass the Independence Palace during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam War veterans on an open bus pass the Independence Palace during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Chinese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
A float carrying a portrait of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh takes part in a parade during the 50th anniversary celebration of the end of the Vietnam War Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese troops march during a parade to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnamese dancers perform during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A Vietnamese women’s medical unit marches during a military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese female police officers march during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese female peacekeepers participate in a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
A Vietnamese military unit marches past the grandstand during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Women soldiers in North Vietnamese Army costumes march during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the war on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese female police officers are saluted by military leaders as the march passes the grand stand during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
A woman walks after watching a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
People watch a fireworks display during the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Vietnamese-Americans place their hands on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War, as they gather together in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Valerie Plesch)
A note thanking veterans is seen at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A girl touches the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Students are reflected in the wall of names as they visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vietnamese-Americans light incense by the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool to honor Vietnamese soldiers and civilians who died in the Vietnam War, as they gather together in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Valerie Plesch)

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