Military Parade commemorating the 61st Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day-2006 held in NayPyiDaw City
- From: "U Myint Lwin" <umyintlwin2005@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 28 Mar 2006 07:30:10 -0800
28th March 2006
The 61st Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day was observed at Parade
Ground of NayPyiDaw City, in accordance with the objectives of the 61st
Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day - to work in concert with the
people for emergence of a peaceful, modern, developed,
discipline-flourishing democratic new nation, to strive for successful
realization of the seven-step policy programme of the State, to crush
every danger posed to the State hand in hand with people and to build a
strong, capable and modern Armed Forces to safeguard Our Three Main
National Causes.
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered a speech on
the occasion which was attended by Member of the State Peace and
Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence,
Prime Minister General Soe Win, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Members of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, Lt-Gen Khin Maung
Than, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin
Aung Myint Oo, the 61st Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day Observance
Leading Committee Chairman, Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Aung
Htwe and Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief
(Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat
Hein, Ministers, Senior Military Officers of (Army, Navy and Air) of
the Ministry of Defence, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, the
Auditor-General, Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training
Board, Deputy Ministers, Military Attaches of foreign missions in the
Union of Myanmar, heads of Department of respective Ministries, Senior
Police Officers of Myanmar Police Force, heads of Fire Services
Department, members of Union Solidarity and Development Association,
Women's Affairs Committees and Maternal and Child Welfare Association,
War Veterans Organization, social organizations, nurses, members of
Fire Brigade and Red Cross Society, prize winners of respective
competitions commemorating the 61st Anniversary of the Armed Forces
Day, foreign journalists and media men of journals and magazines as
well as specially invited persons.
First, the parade columns which will take part in the military parade-
members of the Armed Forces and Myanmar Police Force as well as members
of Myanmar Fire Brigade and Red Cross Society gathered at respective
gathering points at 5 A.M. for marching to Military Parade Ground
together with the Military Guard of Honour and the Military Band.
Next, Anawrahta military column led by its Commander Col. Htin Zaw Win,
Kyansittha column led by its Commander Col. Khin Maung Oo marched to
the venue of 61st Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day- military parade
ground- led by Chief of Military Parade Columns Brig-Gen Thet Naing
Win. Thousands of people enthusiastically welcomed and honoured the
military columns along the route to the parade ground in Nay Pyi Daw
City.
Among those welcoming the parade columns included Daw Kyaing Kyaing,
wife of Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and
family members, Daw Mya Mya San, wife of Vice-Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Defence
Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye,
Daw Khin Lay Thet, wife of member of the State Peace and Development
Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Prime
Minister General Soe Win's wife Daw Than Than Nwe`, Secretary-1 of the
State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein
Sein's wife Daw Khin Khin Win, wives of members of the State Peace and
Development Council, Commander-in-Chief (Navy), Commander-in-Chief
(Air) and wives of senior military officers. They presented garlands
and Eugenia sprigs, together with the people, to the members of the
marching columns.
Thousands of people, including officials and employees of respective
ministries in " Nay Pyi Daw City", members of Union Solidarity and
Development Association, Women's Affairs Committee and Maternal and
Child Welfare Association, War Veterans Organization and social
organizations, family members of the Armed Forces, Myanmar Police
Force, Fire Brigade and Red Cross Society, nurses, teachers and
students as well as entrepreneurs presented Eugenia sprigs and garlands
to members of the marching columns and gave them rousing welcome along
the route to the Armed Forces Day parade grounds.
Then, BaYintNaung column led by its Commander Naval Captain Aung Zaw
Win, AungZeya Column led by its Commander Col. Khin Maung Win,
HsinByuShin Column led by its Commander Col. U Kyaw, Bandoola Column
led by its Commander Col. Myo Myint and Myawaddy Column led by its
Commander Col. Nay Win marched to the military parade grounds by
singing songs of bravery.
Next, Anawratha, Kyansittha, Bayintnaung, Aungzeya, Hsinbyushin,
Bandoola and Myawaddy columns which comprising members of the Armed
Forces, Myanmar Police Force, Fire Brigade and Red Cross Society
totaling 11705 took positions at respective places in the Military
Parade Ground at (6:50) A.M.
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by Member of
the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the
Ministry of Defence, arrived at the Parade Ground of the 61st
Anniversary of the Armed Forces Day at (7:10) AM. The Senior General
was welcomed and led to the dais in the parade ground by member of the
State Peace and Development Council and the 61st Anniversary of the
Armed Forces Day Observance Leading Committee Chairman, Chief of
Military Trainings Lt-Gen Aung Htwe.
After taking place on the dais, Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior
General Than Shwe was saluted by members of Armed Forces of parade
columns, Myanmar Police Force, Myanmar Fire Brigade and Myanmar Red
Cross Society and then Chief of the Parade Columns Brigadier-General
Thet Naing Win presented the columns to the Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services.
Later, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe
inspected the parade columns by a motor vehicle.
Then the Union Flag was saluted with the accompaniment of the Central
Military Band playing the National Anthem.
Afterwards, Fallen Leaders and members of the Armed Forces were saluted
after which the members of military parade columns of Army, Navy and
Air Force, Myanmar Police Force, Myanmar Fire Brigade and the Red Cross
Society recited the four oaths of conduct.
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief
of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered a speech. He
said our Tatmadaw is an indispensable patriotic Tatmadaw which was
initially formed during the period of struggle for independence. The
Patriotic Tatmadaw had upheld the spirit of national unity and laid
dawn the national policy of non-disintegration of the Union,
non-disintegration of national unity in order to perpetuate the
sovereignty.
I would like to point out that all the national races must always
preserve the spirit of national unity as patriotic spirit.
Now the entire people are striving energetically hand-in-hand with the
Tatmadaw for the emergence of a peaceful, modern, developed and
discipline-flourishing democratic nation.
Today, the nation is well on its way to development as the
infrastructure needed for development has been built almost to the
fullest capacity every where and in every region of the nation. We are
now implementing the 7-step road map to establish a genuine democratic
State. We have also conceived of a plan so that our people can avoid in
the future the dangers of facing a perilous situation of the country to
the extent of its annihilation.
I would like to state that whatever political or economic system the
country practices, prevalence of peace and tranquility, prevalence of
national sovereignty and security of life and property of the people
are the requisites of a State.
In order to ward off any danger befalling on the country, our Tatmadaw,
together with the people, must be strong, efficient, patriotic and
modern. Our Tatmadaw should be a worthy heir to the traditions of the
capable Tamadaws established by noble Kings Anawrahta, Bayint Naung and
Alaung Phaya U Aung Zeya.
Among the three capabilities required of a country such as political
capability, economic capability and defence capability, the main
responsibility of the Tatmadaw, as well as, that of the citizens is the
high defence capability.
In conclusion I would like to urge you to spare no efforts to fully
implement the following objectives of the 61st Anniversary of the Armed
Forces Day.
- to strive hand in hand with the people for the emergence of a
peaceful, modern, developed and discipline-flourishing democratic
nation
- to fulfill any duty for the successful implementation of the
seven-point Road Map
- to fight every danger of the country together with the entire people
- to work energetically towards building a strong efficient modern
Tatmadaw capable of safeguarding Our Three Main National Causes.
The parade commander Brigadier-General Thet Naing Win requested the
Senior General to grant permission for saluting him in formation of
military columns.
The parade columns led by the parade commander Brigadier-General Thet
Naing Win systematically left the parade ground after saluting the
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe.
Later, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe
left the parade ground of Naypyidaw City and the 61st Anniversary of
the Armed Forces Day successfully concluded at (8:10) A.M.
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