Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing attends a ceremony to confer military gallantry and excellent performance medals and certificates on winners
Nay Pyi Taw January 4
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing delivered an address at the ceremony to present medals and certificates for military gallantry and excellent performances at Zeyathiri Beikman in Nay Pyi Taw this afternoon and presented honorary titles and certificates to respective winners.
Also present at the ceremony together with the Senior General were his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Thray Sithu Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than New, Union ministers and their wives, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and wife, the Commander-in-Chief (Air) and wife, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, title and certificate winners and heritors.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General said safeguarding the nation for ensuring non-disintegration of independence and sovereignty is the historic duty of all citizens. On the occasion of Independence Day, good citizens who served the State with courage and sacrifice of lives and limbs are honoured as they are deserved to be honoured. Such works are done for examples that new generation youths and new generation Tatmadaw members would emulate.
The independence and sovereignty of a country are of great importance. Everybody knows there was any number of the people who sacrificed their lives in the independence struggle comprised not only patriotic ethnic people but members of the Sangha. Their names have been recorded in Myanmar’s history till today as a saying goes: “Martyrs never die” despite passing many years. The modern Myanmar Tatmadaw which emerged together with the independence struggle turned out a large number of heroes in line with the concept that “Courageous soldiers never go to hell”. Names of patriotic heroes would never disappear and would flourish in the motherland Myanmarforever.
Ethnic national people residing in the country wish to enjoy the fruits of peace and stability of the State and to do their livelihoods in peace. The Tatmadaw is defending the State and safeguarding the people. Basic principles on peace and stability, unity and development were adopted as part of serving the national political duties.
Due to voting frauds called political scandal which happened in the 2020 multi-party democracy general election, the Tatmadaw has been temporarily taking the State responsibilities in accord with the 2008 Constitution for about one year. The State Administration Council which has adopted the roadmap and objectives is striving for placing the State on the correct path.
The point included in the five-point roadmap “Emphasis will be placed on achieving peace for the entire nation in line with the agreements set out in the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement” expresses how the Tatmadaw emphasizes peace with regard to national politics.
The ceremonies of presenting honorary titles and medals of military gallantry and excellent performance to the winners who dutifully served the assignments with sacrifices are held on Independence Day every year.
The Senior General expressed he takes pride in the performance of all the winners for their sacrifice for the State and the people in their service terms with brilliant courage and honours the others for excellent performance although they are not presented medals and titles.
At the ceremony held this morning at the office of the State Administration Council, Thray Sithu title was conferred on one person, Sithu title on 10, Thura title on one and Zeya Kyaw Htin title on 17. This ceremony, gallantry medal will be conferred on six persons, Excellent Medal in Science (First Class) on eight, Gallantry certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services on two, and Honorary certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services on two, totalling 18. On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, relevant military command commanders will present the Gallantry certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to 40 persons and the Honorary Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to 82 at the same time.
The Senior General said that new generations urged new generations to emulate the good concept and belief of comrades who dutifully served the assigned duties with a sacrifice of life and limbs with the concept “Courageously sacrifice life without fear in serving the State duty even encountering the dragon and lion”, and should try hard to become the good patriotic Tatmadaw members and heroes on whom the State and the people rely in line with the Gambhisara Poem of Shin Maharatthasara.
The Senior General presented gallantry medal to one Major, one Captain, two Sergeants and two Lance Corporals, Excellent Medal in Science to six Lieutenant-Colonels and two Majors, Gallantry Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to one Lieutenant-Colonel and one Major and Honorary Certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services to one Colonel and one Captain.
The Senior General and party posed for documentary photos with Tatmadaw members and inheritors who accepted the gallantry and honorary titles and medals.
The medal and title winners were served with tea with the entertainment of Myawady Entertainment Troupe.
The Senior General then cordially greeted the medal and title winners.
With regard to the number of winners who secured the gallantry medals and certificates at the Tatmadaw till January 2021, there are six winners in the AungSan Thuriya title, 50 winners in the Thiha Thura title, 546 winners in Thura title, six winners in Thiha Bala title, 1,860 winners in gallantry certificate, 2,018 winners in gallantry medal, 339 winners in the gallantry certificate of the Supreme Commander, 2,987 winners in gallantry certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, nine winners in the honorary certificate of the Supreme Commander and 1,901 winners in the honorary certificate of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.