Multitudinal promise to the Flag next to the grenadiers

About 6200 boys of fourth degree fulfilled the rite in the historical regiment

"Yes, I promise", a decided choir of infantile voices said, and fanfarria attacked with all its force. Back hundreds of celestial and white globes loosen that were lost immediately in the cloudy sky in the morning.

It was the central moment of the promise of loyalty to the flag which they yesterday made 6200 boys of fourth degree of different schools in the quarter from the Regiment of Grenadiers from General Horse San Martín, in the district of Palermo.

From early, the groups of students of 87 state schools and deprived of the city of Buenos Aires and the conurbano - Tiger, Lanús, the Slaughter went accommodating in ravines of the enormous estate, in Luis Maria Fields to the 500.

To them 1100 boys of other degrees, than 600 educational and more directive added themselves and almost 3000 parents, brothers and grandparents. Altogether, 10,000 people who attended the act were present at a parade, removed photos, took chocolate and populated the place until last good the noon.

The historical estate - that is national monument from 1997- is not other people's to the scholastic visits, that are organized weekly and the last year they summoned about 85,000 students. But it is the first time that is made this commemorative act of the Day of the Flag there.

"This regiment tries to contribute to the construction of the national identity. This promise of fidelity jeopardizes us to all to contribute with the formation of these boys ", said colonel Dark Hernán, head of the regiment.

In spite of the precise organization, the act later began one hour of the predicted thing, due to the delay of some schools. The time brightened up with hot chocolate and cereal bars, provided by the company Nestlé, more fried cakes.

Of a side the boys were aligned who made their promise of loyalty, with celestial and white little flags in the hands. Each school took to the front to its flagman and was in charge of "grenadier-guides" that it accompanied it during all the morning. The grenadiers assigned to this mission had to lose their rigidity quickly and they were dedicated to respond to the questions of the boys, to remove photos, to lend the saber to them and to leave they proved the cap to please. "the grenadier is rebueno. It showed the sword to us, we asked to him how many years it had and what it is that species of book that takes ", said to the Vera NATION Fernandez Sierra, of the School N° 7 of Lanús.

"we asked if he is sharpened the sword to Him and he said to us that they do 24 hours of guard", Jonathan Carzoglio was astonished, of the School N° 25 of Tiger, while his companion Pablo Eyebrows showed proud the three insignias in his gray diver.

After some solemn moments, like the entrance and exit of the flags of ceremonies, the tribute to the arched saber of San Martín and the invocation to sergeant Cabral, the celebration followed in the Seat of Arms of the regiment.

Accompanied by the Fanfarria the High Peru, there was a parade of the schools and the hosts in his horses there. It followed a third act: a sample of skills of Creole horses in the track of equestrian jumps that observed the majority, while others preferred to enjoy pizza and the soda water that was distributed.

Almost at noon, under the drizzle, the boys went returning to the micros. A Billiken magazine of gift, a certificate of engaged loyalty and the firm conviction took, as they said many, to become grenadiers.