Lebanon celebrated Tuesday the 72nd Lebanese Army Day at the Military Academy in the region of Fayadieh, under the chairmanship of President Michel Aoun, two years after the celebrations were suspended due to the presidential vacuum.
President Aoun laid a wreath at the memorial statue of the Lebanese Army martyrs.
The ceremony has also seen the graduation of several cadet officers and their promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
President Michel Aoun
On the occasion, President Aoun addressed the officers saying that their graduation comes with major challenges faced by the military institution in terms of fight against terror, adding that no one can back off from terrorism and its organizations.