On December 03, 2018, the Ministry of National Defense issued Circular 166/2018/TT-BQP stipulating the provision of vehicles for State funerals and National funerals.
Circular 166 stipulates the number and types of vehicles for National Mourning Ceremony and State Funeral as follows:
Vehicles for National Mourning Ceremony include:
- Command vehicles: 03 vehicles (01 vehicle carrying National Flag, photo, medal pillow; 01 vehicle carrying Military Flag; 01 command vehicle).- Transport vehicles: 06 vehicles (carrying honor guard formation).- 3-axle transport vehicles: 03 vehicles (01 vehicle towing funeral carriage, 01 vehicle carrying flowers, 01 backup vehicle).- Communication vehicles: 02 vehicles.- Ambulance: 01 vehicle.- Funeral carriage A: 01 vehicle (at the end of the funeral carriage is a 122mm howitzer).
Vehicles for State Funeral include:
- Command vehicles: 02 vehicles (01 vehicle carrying Military Flag, photo, medal pillow; 01 command vehicle).- Transport vehicles: 03 vehicles (carrying honor guard formation).- 3-axle transport vehicles: 03 vehicles (01 vehicle towing funeral carriage, 01 vehicle carrying flowers, 01 backup vehicle).- Communication vehicles: 02 vehicles.- Ambulance: 01 vehicle.- Funeral carriage B: 01 vehicle (at the end of the funeral carriage is a platform with the inscription “The Nation Remembers”).
More details can be found in Circular 166/2018/TT-BQP which takes effect from January 18, 2019.
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