• Your Excellencies, Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia,
• Esteemed Representative of the Lebanese Minister of National Defence and the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces,
• Senior officers of the Lebanese Armed Forces,
• Dear UN Colleagues,
• Military and Civilian Staff of UNIFIL,
• Dear Fellow Peacekeepers
GOOD AFTERNOON, TODAY, WE STAND TOGETHER IN GRIEF.
WE GATHER TO HONOR THREE BRAVE INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPERS:
MAJOR ZULMI ADITYA,
1ST SERGEANT M. NUR ICHWAN,
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (1ST CPVT) FARIZAL RHOMADHON,
THEY LOST THEIR LIVES HERE IN LEBANON,
SERVING UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FLAG,
SERVING FOR PEACE.
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AS A FORCE COMMANDER, THIS IS THE HARDEST MOMENT.
WE HAVE NOT ONLY LOST PEACEKEEPERS.
WE HAVE LOST BROTHERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE UNIFIL COMMUNITY,
I EXPRESS MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES, TO THEIR LOVED ONES, AND TO THE INDONESIAN ARMED FORCES.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH INDOBATT, AND WITH EVERY INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPER WHO CONTINUES TO SERVE WITH COURAGE AND DIGNITY.
THEIR SACRIFICE GOES FAR BEYOND ONE NATION.
IT BRINGS US TOGETHER, UNIFIL AND THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING COMMUNITY, IN SHARED RESPECT AND COMMITMENT.
THEY CAME HERE FAR FROM HOME, WITH ONE PURPOSE, TO SERVE PEACE.
THEY DID IT WITH COURAGE.
THEY DID IT WITH HONOR.
THEY DID IT UNTIL THE VERY END.
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TODAY, WORDS FEEL SMALL.
THERE ARE MOMENTS WHEN SILENCE SAYS MORE.
BUT WE MUST SPEAK TO REMEMBER.
WE MUST SPEAK TO HONOR.
TO THEIR FAMILIES, NO WORDS CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR PAIN.
BUT PLEASE KNOW THIS, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THEY WILL REMAIN PART OF THIS MISSION, PART OF ALL OF US!
THEIR SACRIFICE REMINDS US OF THE REALITY OF PEACEKEEPING.
UNIFIL IS A MISSION OF HOPE, BUT ALSO A MISSION OF RISK.
AND IT IS CARRIED FORWARD BY PEOPLE LIKE THEM, BRAVE, COMMITTED AND SELFLESS.
WE OWE THEM MORE THAN REMEMBRANCE.
WE OWE THEM CONTINUITY.
WE OWE THEM THE STRENGTH TO CARRY FORWARD THEIR MISSION, AND THE COMMITMENT TO HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE THROUGH OUR SERVICE.
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SO LET US CARRY THEIR EXAMPLE FORWARD.
LET US STRENGTHEN OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, SOLIDARITY, AND PEACE.
IN THEIR MEMORY, WE STAND UNITED.
IN THEIR MEMORY, WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION.
REST IN PEACE, DEAR COMRADES.
WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU.
WE WILL HONOR YOU, EVERY DAY, THROUGH OUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU ZULMI, THANK YOU NUR AND THANK YOU FARIZAL
THANK YOU AGAIN. SHUKRAN. TERIMA KASIH.
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