Soldiers get loyalty medals

Soldiers get loyalty medals

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Army chief of Staff Gen. R.
Hartono presented in absentia ten soldiers of the 161 Wirasakti
military detachment with Satya Lencana Kesetiaan medals, Antara
reported yesterday.

Hartono was represented at the presentation ceremony by
detachment commander Col. Tony Rompis. Hartono said the soldiers,
who are part of the Udayana regional military command, have heavy
tasks because their command oversees a wide area covering the
provinces of Bali, East and West Nusa Tenggara and East Timor.

"This area is heterogeneous and is prone to conflicts among
social groups," the general said. (swe)