The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, along with incumbent and former Party and State leaders.
It also saw the presence of foreign senior military officials, revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, and Heroes of Labor.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that under the absolute and direct leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, while upholding patriotism and the nation's military art and with the support of the people and international allies, the Vietnam People's Army has achieved great victories in liberating and safeguarding the nation and fulfilling international missions for the last 75 years.