“Every time we see a flag waving in a school, in a square, on a flagpole, let us remember that we continue to have a collective mission, which is to build a city where everyone can grow and progress,” remarked the Mayor.
The Mayor Francisco Azcué, together with the Chief of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment 'Blandengues', Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Andrés Camarino, led the central ceremony this Friday for Flag Day and the 205th anniversary of the passing into immortality of General Manuel Belgrano.
On this occasion, 4th-grade students from different educational institutions in the city took the pledge of loyalty. Also, personnel from the 1969 class of the Argentine Army reaffirmed their oath of fidelity.
“Today we gather to honor one of the most noble and committed men our history has produced, and we do so under the highest symbol of our identity as a Nation: the Argentine Flag,” affirmed Azcué, adding that Manuel Belgrano “was not a career soldier; he was a thinker, a lawyer, an economist, and a journalist, but above all, a great patriot.”
After highlighting that “he did not hesitate to leave his comfortable life, his safe place, to embrace the cause of independence,” Azcué maintained that “when he raised the flag for the first time, Belgrano was not only creating a symbol, he was sowing the idea of being free and being ourselves. That flag was and continues to be the representation of a promise: that of building a free Homeland.”
“Concordia knows about effort, work, and community; it knows how to resist in difficult times and contribute to the future,” therefore, “every time we see a flag waving in a school, in a square, on a flagpole, let us remember that we continue to have a collective mission, which is to build a city where everyone can grow and progress,” he remarked.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Camarino said that “the Regiment opens its doors to the community for the realization of an act that is very important for school students. Today they assume a commitment to the flag, promising fidelity in what will surely be, for each of them, a more than transcendent moment in their lives.”
“YES, I PROMISE”
As established by the Government of Entre Ríos, the pledge of loyalty to the Argentine Flag by 4th-grade students was administered by the president of the Malvinas War Veterans Center of Concordia, Rodolfo Oscar Razzeto.
This proposal aims to pay tribute to those who defended national sovereignty in the Malvinas Islands with honor and courage, and seeks to strengthen the value of commitment to the Homeland from a pedagogical and emotional perspective.
“FLAG OF MY HOMELAND”
Another emotional moment was the presentation of the “Flag of My Homeland,” a project promoted by the Undersecretariat of Education and Culture of the Municipality of Concordia, which consisted of the collective creation of an Argentine flag that exceeded 200 meters.
The objective was to promote citizen participation, collective memory, and joint work between different sectors of the community: “The project seeks more than just a flag: it wants to be the symbol of a city that unites to pay tribute to Manuel Belgrano and renew its commitment to national identity,” it was remarked.
Present were the Vice Mayor and President of the Deliberative Council Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; National Deputy Nancy Ballejos; Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Councilors, representatives of intermediate institutions, the Departmental Directorate of Schools, Security Forces, and the general public.
The Mayor Francisco Azcué, together with the Chief of the 6th Tank Cavalry Regiment 'Blandengues', Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Andrés Camarino, led the central ceremony this Friday for Flag Day and the 205th anniversary of the passing into immortality of General Manuel Belgrano.
On this occasion, 4th-grade students from different educational institutions in the city took the pledge of loyalty. Also, personnel from the 1969 class of the Argentine Army reaffirmed their oath of fidelity.
“Today we gather to honor one of the most noble and committed men our history has produced, and we do so under the highest symbol of our identity as a Nation: the Argentine Flag,” affirmed Azcué, adding that Manuel Belgrano “was not a career soldier; he was a thinker, a lawyer, an economist, and a journalist, but above all, a great patriot.”
After highlighting that “he did not hesitate to leave his comfortable life, his safe place, to embrace the cause of independence,” Azcué maintained that “when he raised the flag for the first time, Belgrano was not only creating a symbol, he was sowing the idea of being free and being ourselves. That flag was and continues to be the representation of a promise: that of building a free Homeland.”
“Concordia knows about effort, work, and community; it knows how to resist in difficult times and contribute to the future,” therefore, “every time we see a flag waving in a school, in a square, on a flagpole, let us remember that we continue to have a collective mission, which is to build a city where everyone can grow and progress,” he remarked.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Camarino said that “the Regiment opens its doors to the community for the realization of an act that is very important for school students. Today they assume a commitment to the flag, promising fidelity in what will surely be, for each of them, a more than transcendent moment in their lives.”
“YES, I PROMISE”
As established by the Government of Entre Ríos, the pledge of loyalty to the Argentine Flag by 4th-grade students was administered by the president of the Malvinas War Veterans Center of Concordia, Rodolfo Oscar Razzeto.
This proposal aims to pay tribute to those who defended national sovereignty in the Malvinas Islands with honor and courage, and seeks to strengthen the value of commitment to the Homeland from a pedagogical and emotional perspective.
“FLAG OF MY HOMELAND”
Another emotional moment was the presentation of the “Flag of My Homeland,” a project promoted by the Undersecretariat of Education and Culture of the Municipality of Concordia, which consisted of the collective creation of an Argentine flag that exceeded 200 meters.
The objective was to promote citizen participation, collective memory, and joint work between different sectors of the community: “The project seeks more than just a flag: it wants to be the symbol of a city that unites to pay tribute to Manuel Belgrano and renew its commitment to national identity,” it was remarked.
Present were the Vice Mayor and President of the Deliberative Council Magdalena Reta de Urquiza; National Deputy Nancy Ballejos; Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Councilors, representatives of intermediate institutions, the Departmental Directorate of Schools, Security Forces, and the general public.