In a ceremony full of patriotic meaning, students from various schools renewed their commitment to the Argentine homeland.
Like every year, 25 de Mayo Street, in front of the Government House, was dressed in white overalls and national flags. The governor, Osvaldo Jaldo, took the promise of loyalty to the Flag to 2,500 Tucuman schoolchildren. The families celebrated together with the fourth grade students and Police cadets the commitment to the national flag.
On the occasion of commemorating National Flag Day and the 204th Anniversary of the Death of General Manuel Belgrano, Jaldo presided over the central event on the esplanade of the Government House.
PHOTO Courtesy of Government House Press.
The provincial leader took the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag to 2,500 fourth grade students from educational establishments in the capital and the interior of the province and to 80 cadets from the General José Francisco de San Martín Police Higher Education Institute.
Love the flag with fraternal tolerance and respect
In a ceremony full of patriotic meaning, students from various schools renewed their commitment to the Argentine homeland. “There are 2,500 young people who gathered to promise to defend and love our flag with fraternal tolerance and respect, committing to be free and fair citizens,” said Jaldo.
“It is an honor and a duty for each of us to renew this commitment to our Argentina,” said the president, who urged young people to accept in solidarity the differences that enrich our society.
Furthermore, Jaldo expressed that “Argentina, our homeland, has been described as the symbol of our freedom and sovereignty, calling for the exercise of our duties and rights to respect the laws and institutions.”
The symphonic band and the provincial choir
During the raising of the national flag, the Song to the Flag was performed by the Provincial Symphonic Band, conducted by Alvaro Garcia; accompanied by the Tucumán Police Music Band and with the participation of the stable choir of the province led by the director, Ricardo Sbrocco.
The Minister of Education, Susana Montaldo He noted that “today more than 2,500 students from 50 public and private schools under state and special management gathered in Plaza Independencia to participate in the solemn ceremony of pledging loyalty to the Argentine flag.”
