THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ PATRONIZED HERE TODAY A MILITARY PARADE ORGANIZED BY THE COMMAND OF THE SOUTHERN REGION. THE KING WAS WELCOMED AT THE VENUE OF THE MILITARY PARADE BY CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE DEPUTY PREMIER, DEFENSE AND AVIATION MINISTER AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, A NUMBER OF PRINCES AND HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, KING ABDULLAH HIGHLIGHTED THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF THE ARMED FORCES IN THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY. 'YOU ARE THE SONS AND GRANDSONS OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO HAD FOUGHT FOR THE UNIFICATION OF THIS COUNTRY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KING ABDULAZIZ', HE SAID, ADDING "IT IS OUR DUTY TO HOLD HIGH THE BANNER OF ISLAM." 'YOU CAN SHOULDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS YOUR COUNTRY'S SECURITY THROUGH DEPENDENCE ON ALMIGHTY ALLAH AND STRONG WILL POWER ' SAID THE KING NOTING THAT ' I AM PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE COUNTRY'S STRONGHOLD'. "I WOULD LIKE TO SALUTE MARTYRS OF DUTY WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES WHILE FACING THE DEVIANT GROUP, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT YOUR SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THEIR RELATIVES THAT YOU ARE OUR SONS AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR RIGHTS," THE KING NOTED.
