Antara, Yogyakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto went on a pilgrimage to the tomb of TNI's first commander-in-chief General Soedirman, which is located in Kusuma Negara Heroes' Cemetery in Yogyakarta, on Sunday, December 10.
Hadi stated that he is keen on continuing Soedirman's struggle to build a professional and modern army. "We will continue the struggle of Commander-in-Chief General Soedirman in assembling an army that is professional and modern," said Chief Marshal Hadi.
Hadi reasons that General Soedirman is responsible for establishing basic values for TNI soldiers in maintaining Indonesia's sovereignty and wholeness. He said that he had planned to go on pilgrimage before he was transferred to the main TNI headquarters in Jakarta.
"It's been my initial intention to go on pilgrimage to General Soedirman's tomb before I started working in Jakarta, at the TNI Headquarters," he said.
Following his pilgrimage, TNI Commander Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto paid a visit to several other national heroes' burial site such as the one at Air Force's Monument of Struggle in Bantul.