One of the Flags of the United States was placed at the Faculty of Military Sciences

The delegation led by Dennis A. Ross, composed of high-ranking Congressmen, donated three flags to the institution with a deed attached to each, certifying that the flags were flying on the US Capitol on March 5. András Patyi handed over one of the flags to Colonel Dr. Árpád Pohl, the dean of the Faculty of Military Sciences and Officer Training in the presence of the members of the Rector Council, as a recognition of the Faculty’s work done for the development of the Hungarian-American higher education relations, and within that for the relations between the University and the US based institutions.

In the course of the ceremony the members of the Nándor Honour Guard, and the officer cadets wearing the Ludovika dress uniform, having paid honour before the US flag and following the ceremonious folding of the flag in conformity with the flag regulations, placed the national symbol in the vitrine designed for this purpose.

Among the attending Faculty leaders Colonel Dr. Árpád Pohl pointed out that it is an honour for the FMS that he could take over the flag for safekeeping. As for its placement, it was set to a place where also the relics concerning the past and the history of the Faculty can be found, and where priority programs of the Faculty usually take place. He underlined that the flag symbolizes both the Hungarian-American co-operation in NATO, and the fruitful co-operation between the university – and within that the Faculty – and the US-based higher education institutions, thanks to which many students can take part in exchange programs, and currently several university teacher and research colleagues can teach in the United States of America.

All the university students and the guests can view both the flag and the deed on the donation in a vitrine in the lobby of the Auditorium.