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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, presided this Saturday over the political act and military ceremony on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Military Counterintelligence

Author: Yaima Puig Meneses | internet@granma.cu

November 5, 2022 18:11:07

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, presided this Saturday over the political act and military ceremony on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Military Counterintelligence, established on November 7, 1962, and whose history is, by many reasons, the history of the Revolution itself.

The Army General conveyed his warmest congratulations to the chiefs, officers, non-commissioned officers, cadets, sergeants, soldiers and civilian workers of the Military Counterintelligence, through a letter read at the commemoration by Division General Víctor Rojo Ramos , head of the Political Directorate of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

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In the letter, Raúl expressed his certainty that the members of this prestigious body “will continue to preserve, with the professionalism and honesty that characterizes them, the security of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the work of the Revolution.”

Challenges, commitments, history, integrity and recognition were discussed at the tribute, held at the “Comandante Arides Estévez Sánchez” Higher Military School, where members of the Political Bureau, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera and Division General Lázaro Álvarez Casas, Ministers of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and of the Interior, respectively. Along with them, a representation of the main chiefs of the two armed institutions, as well as founders and retirees of the Military Counterintelligence, also attended.

After the report of the Chief of the troops and the review of the same, with the corresponding greeting from the reviewing officer, Captain Roxana Díaz Prieto, a member of the Military Counterintelligence, spoke, who on behalf of the new generations of officers recognized that, even though a lot of work has been done, the challenges that lie ahead are even greater.

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“For the revolutionaries there is no rest, we have to be united and work to continue consolidating the achievements made,” he emphasized.

In her words, the young officer ratified the “Party, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the people of Cuba, that the replacement is guaranteed, because the combatants of the Military Counterintelligence will never disappoint the confidence that the leadership of the Revolution has deposited in us.

This morning of homage was also a favorable setting for the Army General to receive, from the hands of Division General José Miguel Gómez del Vallín, head of the Military Counterintelligence Headquarters, a diploma acknowledging his status as head founder of this body of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and his work in these six decades as educator par excellence of generations of officers.

In turn, the leader of the Cuban Revolution presented a recognition to the Military Counterintelligence, whose members are distinguished by dedication, responsibility and modesty in carrying out their tasks, who during the last 60 years have protected the institution armed against the plans of the internal and external enemy.

“The date we celebrate is a glorious day for those of us who trained in this body and a privilege for those of us who have the pleasure of commemorating this 60th anniversary,” said the Head of the Military Counterintelligence Headquarters, when pronouncing the central words of the political act and military ceremony that culminated with the parade of the troops.

After taking a brief tour of various moments of the revolutionary struggle, which over the years became the founding roots of Military Counterintelligence, Division General Gómez del Vallín recalled in a special way the role played by the Commander in Chief and General of the Army, over the course of these decades.

In his speech he also recognized the founders, heroes and martyrs, from whom we inherited, he said, their sacrifice, courage and revolutionary attitude; to the collaborators “who have worked alongside us”; and particularly to the young people, who in every era have permeated their spirit of work and cemented the Revolution with the sweat of sacrifice.

For the combatants of the Military Counterintelligence, he asserted, there is no other alternative than systematic and intelligent work, with a rational and efficient use of the forces and means at our disposal, based on the deepest conviction of the importance of the work that We perform.

This anniversary ─he underlined─ must constitute a “moment of necessary reflection and critical analysis of everything we do, where objectivity and high professional rigor prevail, devoid of triumphalist criteria that make it difficult for us to appreciate reality with all its crudeness and nuances”.

In the midst of so many challenges that define the current scenario of the country and constitute an enormous challenge for women and men who make up the ranks of this military body, the Head of the Military Counterintelligence Headquarters considered it an honor that the Army General guides them, guide and demand from everyone that “every day we be more professional, disciplined, efficient and better combatants to fulfill the complex tasks and missions that lie ahead.”