Soldiers parade past the King Naresuan monument in Chonburi.
Patcharapol Panrak
The Sattahip Naval Base marked Royal Thai Armed
Forces Day with oath-taking and marching.
Navy Commander in Chief Adm. Kamthon Phumhiran
presided over the Jan. 18 oath of allegiance by 12 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.
Royal Thai Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually to
commemorate King Naresuan’s victory over Burmese forces in 1593, as well
as honor Thai military dead over the years. Each year all armed forces
vow an oath to commemorate the Great King’s actions.
This year’s event also featured a paratrooper
demonstration, a running parade show by the Air Coastal and Defense
Command, marching to music from Naval Orchestra students, and a
marksmanship display by Marine rangers.
In Chonburi, Maj. Gen. Winai Srangsukdee, commander
of Army Region 14, presided over the Army’s oath of allegiance at the
Kirati Siriyothin Building. Troops participating included infantry,
royal guards and artillery battalions.
Adm.
Kamthon Phumhiran inspects the troops in Sattahip.
Maj.
Gen. Winai Srangsukdee inspects the troops in Chonburi.
A
paratrooper lands on the parade grounds in Sattahip.
