His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, attended a ceremony held on Sunday by JAF at the Martyr’s Memorial to award military medals on the occasions of Accession to the Throne Day, the Great Arab Revolt anniversary and Army Day.

Upon arrival at the venue, King Abdullah was welcomed by a 21-gun salute and was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat and directors of security agencies.

His Majesty laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and recited verses from the Holy Quran. The King also toured the various facilities of the Martyr’s Memorial and signed the guestbook.

The King bestowed medals on personnel from the JAF, the Public Security Directorate, the General Intelligence Department, the Civil Defence Directorate, and the General Directorate of the Gendarmerie, in recognition of their distinguished efforts and sacrifices to safeguard Jordan and Jordanians.