Hartono to mark retirement

Hartono to mark retirement

MAGELANG, Central Java (JP): Minister of Information R.
Hartono will be among the 88 high-ranking army officers who will
take part in a ceremony here next month symbolically marking
their retirement.

The ceremony will be held on Nov. 11 in conjunction with the
40th anniversary of the Military Academy.

Hartono, who was Army chief of staff, retired in June prior to
being appointed minister of information. He held the rank of
general.

Another notable who will participate in the retirement
ceremony is former Deputy Army Chief Lt. Gen. Soedjasmin.

Military Academy Governor Maj. Gen. Djoko Subroto said
yesterday that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Wiranto would serve as
inspector at the ceremony.

Djoko said that to commemorate the academy's anniversary, a
seminar would also be held on Nov. 7 to Nov. 8.

An impressive list of speakers is slated to address the
seminar from both the military and nonmilitary field, such as
Minister of Defense and Security Edi Sudradjat, Army Special
Force commander Maj. Gen. Prabowo Subianto, and political
scientists Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Amir Santoso. (har)