Alternating between air and ground forces, the armed forces on review saluted President Lee, the commander-in-chief, as they passed the reviewing stand. Besides earning the thunderous applause of the Chinese and foreign guests attending the ceremony, the grand military spectacle of more then 13,000 officers and soldiers stirred the spirits of the entire nation watching the ceremony on television.
受校部隊以空中分列式、地面分列式交叉進行，通過閱兵台，向三軍最高統帥李總統致敬；一萬三千多名國軍官兵旺盛的軍容，除了獲得在場觀禮的中外佳賓如雷的掌聲，也讓在電視機前觀賞的全國民眾精神為之一振。