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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday joined in offering congratulations to the officers,Discount NFL Jerseys, soldiers, reservists and veterans of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on the occasion of the 45th Anniversary of the founding of the Force on November 1, 1965.The GDF was established less than a year after the People’s National Congress-United Force coalition entered office, even before the attainment of Independence.Internally,Nike NFL Jerseys China, at that time, the population was fearful, in the aftermath of the most destructive communal violence ever witnessed in this country, caused by the unlawful strike in the sugar industry, by the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU).Externally, at the same time, Venezuela and Suriname launched claims on Guyana and threatened military action to seize its territory.The Party said that from the very start, the young Defence Force was obliged to confront challenges both inside the country and on its borders.The first Minister of Defence of Guyana, the then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, was said to be committed totally to national defence and public security.He devised defence policies, which have endured for four and a half decades.The founder and leader of the PNC, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, explained that,NFL Jerseys Outlet, from the outset, it was the intention of his Administration that,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, in addition to its defence duties, the “Defence Force should be involved in economic and community projects,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, such as agricultural production and road construction. He, therefore, designated the Defence Force “a people’s army that is part of the people.”The GDF has always been loyal to the Government of the day and has stood on the side of the people even though political administrations have changed.“The People’s National Congress Reform joins with patriotic Guyanese in congratulating the men and women who work day and night to keep our country safe. The GDF has served the nation well and we have every confidence that they will continue to do so.” |
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