Tens of thousands of young people nationwide say goodbye to their families and friends to join the military service in ceremonies held across the country from March 3 to 7.
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A see-off ceremony for the newly-recruited soldiers held in Hanoi on March 5 (Photo: VNA)
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Newly-recruited soldiers (Photo: VNA)
Military service in Vietnam is compulsory for Vietnamese males between 18 and 25 (extended to 27 for those who applied for a delay to obtain higher education degrees) years of age (Photo: VNA)
Overview of a see-off ceremony in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
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Newly-recruited soldiers in the central city of Da Nang receive flowers (Photo: VNA)
New navy soldiers will go to their units (Photo: VNA)
Young soldiers say goodbye to their relatives and friends (Photo: VNA)
Newly-recruited soldiers in a see-off ceremony in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: VNA)
Soldiers say goodbye to their relatives and friends (Photo: VNA)
A young soldier in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang poses together with his family (Photo: VNA)
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Families of young soldiers see them off in Hau Giang province (Photo: VNA)
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Young people in Hung Yen province prepare to go to their military units (Photo: VNA)
