Ministry of National Defence
Press release No. 362 16.10.2009
The Day of the Romanian Armed Forces

The Day of the Romanian Armed Forces will be celebrated Sunday, October 25, by hoisting the National Flag to all the military headquarters, by hoisting the Colors on board of the maritime and river military boats and by organizing different activities in the Capital of Romania and all over the country, thus:

In Bucharest
October 17
Drill team demonstrative exercise and musical show in Parcul Tineretului (11 a.m.);
Day of the Open Gates, at the National Military Club Palace (11 a.m.)
October 19, 2009
Opening of documentary photo-exhibition 'October 25, 2009 – Romanian Armed Forces in the memory of the theaters of operations', at The Parliament Palace, Constantin Brancusi Hall (11a.m.)
Folk show performed by teams and singers of the Armed Forces Artistic Ensemble at the National Military Club Palace (7 p.m.)
Exhibition of books and manuscripts 'Memories from the battlefield' at the National Military Museum
October 20
'Romanian Armed Forces – the Romanian Society Fundamental Historic Institution' symposium at the National Military Club Palace (11 a.m.)
October 21
'Polemos – History, Politics, Security and Defense' book show at the National Military Club Palace
Exhibition of books on policy-military domain, National Military Library, Rotonda Scriitorilor Hall
The MoND Representative Band in extraordinary concert at the MAI Hall (7 p.m.)
October 22
Symposium on 'Military Profession and Christian Ethics' – Marble Hall, National Military Club Palace (10 a.m.)
October 23
Solemn meeting of the representatives of the National Association of Militaries in Reserve and Retreat – the National Military Club Palace (Marble Hall, 11 p.m.)
'Memories from October 1944' evocation – the National Military Club Palace (11 a.m.)
The MoND Representative Band in concert at the National University of Music, (7 p.m.)
Ceremony to offer the distinctions to the militaries with special merits in missions in the theaters of operations or on the national territory, historical evocations and a gala of documentary movies in the MoND Aula (1 p.m.)
October 25
Military, religious ceremonies, lays of wreaths at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in Parcul Carol (10 a.m.) and the Monument of the Second World War Heroes at the National Defence University 'Carol I' (11, 30 a.m.)
Concert in Parcul Cismigiu (11, 30 a.m.)
Day of the Open Gates at the National Military Museum


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All the Staffs, the commands, the big units and military units, all over the country will participate to military and religious ceremonies, lays of wreaths at the monuments and to the meetings to occur due to the celebration of the Romanian Armed Forces. They will also organize the sports and cultural activities, symposiums, meeting with the veterans, exhibitions, gala and shows.
In Carei, in front of the Monumental Assembly, on October 25, they will have military and religious ceremonies and lays of wreaths (10 a.m.) and the Band of the 30th Guard Regiment 'Mihai Viteazu' will be in concert in the park of the town (1 p.m.)
The pupils and the students from the military education institutions will have the military oath ceremony (October 24).

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The Romanian military attaches will organize the exhibitions of military books, publications and photos and the lays of wreaths in the Romanian soldiers' graveyards and at their monuments.
The troops from the theaters of operations will celebrate the Romanian Armed Forces' Day by organizing military ceremonies, cultural and sports activities and the guests will be their partners from the multinational coalition

MoND Press Office