They reveal busts of Fathers of the Fatherland

President Danilo Medina yesterday led the act in which the busts of the Fathers of the Nation and the National Arms were unveiled, which were built by the Ministry of Defense (MIDE) on the Plaza de la Bandera.

The busts seek to render a permanent tribute to the men and women of the Ministry of Defense, said Defense Minister Rubén Darío Paulino Sem, pronouncing the main words, allusive to the significance of the work , which was delivered yesterday to commemorate the 142nd anniversary of the death of Patricio Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez. He also expressed that the busts of patricians, Duarte, Sánchez and Mella, with the National Armory "represent the ideal of the homeland whose position is projected in the monumental complex", Plaza de la Bandera. "We have chosen this moment," said Paulino Sem, "to bring to our present the remembrance of their nobility, whose historical grandeur highlights them as guides who have conquered the national independence and sovereignty of this nation. "

members of the Defense Ministry's Guard of Honor Regiment revealed the busts of the patrons Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, as well as the national coat of arms, and blue, white and red balloons were been thrown into the air

The act began with the arrival of the first president of the nation, Danilo Medina, interpretation of the national anthem, reading of Agenda and blessing of the work, by Colonel Geraldo Ramírez Paniagua, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Altagracia. Then, Juan Daniel Balcácer, president of the Permanent Commission of the Ephemerides Patriarchal (CPEP), outlined the historical significance of the work

The event was attended by ministers José Ramón Peralta, administrator of the presidency; Gonzalo Castillo, Public Works and Communications; Rafael A. Sánchez Cárdenas, Public Health; Nelson Toca Simó, from Industry and Commerce; Osmar Benítez, from Agriculture and Winston A. Santos Ureña, Labor
Also, Milton Ray Guevara, President of the Constitutional Court; Sigfrido A. Pared Pérez, Director of the National Investigations Department (DNI), among others.