Army’s 1st Infantry Division celebrates 78th founding anniversary

From the Philippine News Agency (May 5): Army’s 1st Infantry Division celebrates 78th founding anniversary

The Army’s 1st Infantry Division has lined up a series of activities to commemorate its 78th founding anniversary.

1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Officer Capt. Jefferson Mamauag however said the celebration will kick off on Wednesday, May 7, instead of Monday, May 5, since they are pre-occupied with other important undertakings of the command.

Mamauag said the celebration will kick off with the anniversary parade to be followed by a program at 10 a.m. Wednesday to be held at the Tabak Grandstand at Kuta Major Cesar Sang-an in Pulacan in the nearby town of Labangan.

An Anniversary Night is scheduled in the evening of May 7 at the command’s old parade ground.

Mamauag said they will also conduct the Squad Challenge that will kick off at 5 a.m. Thursday signalling that start of the month-long activities of the command’s anniversary.

Mamauag said the participants of the Squad Challenge are from different battalions under 1st Infantry Division.

He said the competition is aimed at testing the participants’ individual and collective competence as a squad and promote teamwork, leadership and cohesion.

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