JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto spontaneously ordered the car that was carrying him to stop while on his way to the location of his working visit to Miangas Island, North Sulawesi, to meet TNI soldiers who were on duty at the Army TNI Post (Posad) Miangas.
During the President's working visit (kunker) to Miangas Island, the Presidential Secretariat said there was no official agenda to Miangas Post.
However, when the presidential car passed, the two soldiers on duty immediately gave him a salute. When he saw that, President Prabowo ordered the vehicle to be stopped. The President got out and approached the two soldiers on duty at the Miangas Post at that time.
The President then greeted the two soldiers, namely Sergeant Two (Serda) Alan Mandibo from the 19/Yudha Karya Nyata Combat Zeni Battalion (Yonzipur) and Head Soldier Armoko from the Military Resort Command (Korem) 131/Santiago. Both have served on Miangas Island for 11 months guarding Indonesia's northernmost territory which borders directly with the Philippines.
"It feels like talking directly to Mr. (President, ed.), we feel proud of ourselves as soldiers. Because this is the first time we met Mr. directly, by greeting, continuing to shake hands, and chatting a little, and also showing our barracks or posts (to the President, ed.)," said Serda Alan Mandibo as quoted from the official broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat.
From several photos published by the Presidential Secretariat, President Prabowo was accompanied by Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin to directly check the condition of the Miangas Post headquarters. President Prabowo also saw the activities plan and activity reports of the TNI AD soldiers in Miangas, which are included in the Outer Island Security Task Force (Satgas Pam Puter).
At Posad Miangas, President Prabowo also asked about the daily lives of soldiers while on duty, including their need for clean water.
"What the President asked about is the source of water, namely for our daily needs for cooking, and also for bathing and washing. We answered, we have a well, and the well is clean," he said.
During the same meeting, President Prabowo also asked about the assignment period of the two soldiers in Miangas, then the condition of the two soldiers' families. For Alan and Armoko, the attention given by President Prabowo left a deep impression. Prabowo, in the eyes of Alan and Armoko, is a leader who is firm, but close to soldiers in the field.
"The president is a firm person, continues to pay attention to members, and also according to me, Mr. is a very caring person, so that when he first came, he immediately stopped by and headed to our post," said Serda Alan.
Alan also admitted that he never imagined and thought that a face-to-face meeting with the President would be experienced by him on Miangas Island, the assignment location which is at the northern tip of Indonesia and very far from the capital.
"We didn't expect it at all, we didn't expect to be able to meet face to face with the President," said Serda Alan.
President Prabowo is the second president to visit Miangas after President Ke-7 Joko Widodo.
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