Reflection : The veterans are too old to sing the anthem and they have no money to buy a flag for the celebration. On the other hand it doesn't matter without the anthem, it's better to sing one of the songs composed by Mr President. He will be very glad to know that one of his song is now on the hit list of the veterans.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/05/national-flag-anthem-absent-tni-anniversary-celebration.html Anthem, flag absent from veterans' TNI celebration in Makassar Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi | Tue, 10/05/2010 6:03 PM | Archipelago The national anthem and flag were absent when more than a hundred veterans and their families marked the 65th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at the West Irian liberation monument in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday. Participants hoisted a white flag and a small red-and-white paper banner, forming a circle around the monument. Some veterans held sharpened bamboo poles. Col. (ret) Muhammad Idris, who presided over the ceremony, said the veterans and their families marked the anniversary in grief, as they faced expulsion from military housing. "We are all in the same boat and are united by misfortune. We have been neglected by the state and confronted by our [sucessors] who are still active in the military. How poor is the fate of retired soldiers," Idris told the audience. The Army chief of staff issued a circular in August asking retired TNI members to leave their military houses within six months, saying the state assets would be allocated to active soldiers. Related News >> a.. Military urged to relinquish political role b.. Anniversary acrobat c.. President to preside over TNI anniversary ceremony d.. SBY praises TNI, orders continuation of internal reforms [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
