Armed forces in Sattahip
march to commemorate Armed Forces Day.
Patcharapol Panrak
The Sattahip Naval Base marked Royal Thai Armed Forces Day with
oath-taking and a parade.
Navy Commander in Chief Adm. Surasak Rungrengrom presided over the Jan. 18
“oath of allegiance to the colors” by battalions in the field in front of
the Air Coastal and Defense Command. The forces, comprised of Sattahip and
Bangkok based troops as well as cadets, then marched in formation.
The event also featured performances of Southeast Asian
music by the Royal Thai Navy School of Music, and drill exhibitions by the
Naval Rating School.
The event culminated with a parade by the Royal Thai Naval Academy, 1st
Frigate Squadron, Thai Naval Air Division, Naval Rating School Naval
Education Department, 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment ACDC, Naval
Military Police Regiment, Naval Base Sattahip Battalion, Construction and
Development Base Sattahip Battalion, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery ACDC,
Marines Division, and Naval Base Bangkok.
Royal Thai Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually to
commemorate King Naresuan’s victory over Burmese forces in 1593, as well as
to honor Thai military dead over the years. Each year all armed forces vow
an oath to commemorate the Great King’s actions.
