Commemorating Heroes' Day, Vice Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Attends Flower-Laying Ceremony in Jakarta Bay Waters

Jakarta (November 10, 2024) - Vice Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono attended the Flower-Laying Ceremony at Sea to commemorate Heroes' Day 2024. The Flower-Laying Ceremony was held on the KRI Semarang - 594 in the waters of Jakarta Bay on Sunday (10/11/2024).

Commemorating Heroes' Day 2024 on the KRI Semarang - 594, Vice Minister Agus Jabo advised continuing the ideals of the heroes in realizing an independent Indonesia.

"As successors, we have to honor and realize the ideals of our heroes—namely an independent, self-reliant, sovereign Indonesia and a just and prosperous Indonesian State. We have to realize what their ideals are," said Agus Jabo after the Ceremony.

The Ceremony was solemnly led by the Chairman of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Ahmad Muzani as the ceremony inspector. As a civil servant, Ahmad said that many things can be implemented as a manifestation of heroic values ​​in the present day.

"The implementation of heroic values ​​in the present day is how we as civil servants, as state administrators, use our positions and mandates as best we can for the good, prosperity, upholding truth and justice for the people of Indonesia," he said.

The commemoration of the 79th Heroes' Day carries the theme "Emulate Your Heroes, Love Your Country". This theme reflects a strong national spirit, a call to unite, maintain national identity, and strengthen the sense of love for the homeland.

The peak ceremony of the commemoration of Heroes' Day was held simultaneously at KRI Semarang - 594 and the Main National Heroes' Cemetery (TMPNU) Kalibata. The Ceremony was carried out to commemorate the services of the heroes and inspire the next generation to appreciate the struggles of the previous heroes.

The ceremony began with a report from the ceremony commander, followed by a moment of silence, and the laying of wreaths by the ceremony inspector accompanied by Vice Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono. After the ceremony, all guests present also scattered flowers in the waters of Jakarta Bay. The series of events to commemorate Heroes' Day 2024 was also filled with various activities, including a friendly gathering at the TMPNU Kalibata Convention Building and an interactive dialogue with vocational high school students in the National Library auditorium as an effort to instill heroic values. Both activities were also attended by Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul).