Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, in what the country's leader said was a "victory of faith."

Fifty years ago today, the fall of Saigon on April 30th, 1975, marked the end of the Vietnam War. Most Americans remember it as one of US history's longest and most unpopular conflicts. But in Vietnam,

Vietnam celebrates the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation 50 years ago with a military parade and a focus on a future of peace.