25 years after leaving the Military Academy in Zaragoza, Crown Prince Felipe swore to the Spanish flag again during the ceremony commemorating the silver anniversary of the swearing of allegiance to the promotion of XLIV, which belongs to the future King of Spain. He, along with 216 other colleagues, renewed their oaths by kissing the flag.
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After the components swore their allegiance, Lt. Col. Eduardo Diz, delivered an emotional speech to all present, but especially to their peers.
He mentioned Prince Felipe, who “shared with us an intense year of hard training in this academy and today also renewed his oath of fidelity.”
Diz stated that during these 25 years, “we have seen changes, restructurings and integrations sometimes very painful, but today we rededicate ourselves here again.” He said that since the year 1989 when operations abroad began, “we can say that there have been no where has not served any of the components of the XLIV.
“We had to make efforts not small to accommodate the new demands of these missions, often sacrifice our personal and family life, but we have always done with joy,” Diz said.
In addition, he was proud to “renew a commitment to service to Spain ahead of future officers,” as this “constitutes a challenge and a great responsibility.”
Felipe joined the Academy on September 1st, 1985, and made his vow to the Spanish flag on October 20th of that year. The rest of his classmates swore their allegiance on December 20th.
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