{"id":34247,"date":"2015-03-31T17:21:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=34247"},"modified":"2015-03-31T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T14:21:18","slug":"children-hold-flag-salute-in-umayyad-square-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=34247","title":{"rendered":"Children hold flag salute in Umayyad Square in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA &#8211; A salute to the Syrian flag was held Tuesday in the landmark Umayyad Square in Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>Scores of children of al-Baath Vanguards Organization and a crowd of people recited the national anthem, in a show of renewing allegiance to the homeland.<\/p>\n<p>The head of al-Baath Vanguards Organization, Izzat Arabi Katibi, said the message of this event is that the Syrian flag will always be raised high across generations, considering that teaching children patriotism provides as safety valve for future.<\/p>\n<p>Children expressed their happiness with the event, asserting their determination to keep their country proud.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34247 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Syrian-flag-salute-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Syrian-flag-salute-1-150x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Syrian-flag-salute-1-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Syrian-flag-salute-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Syrian-flag-salute-1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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Scores of children of al-Baath Vanguards Organization and a crowd of people recited the national anthem, in a show of renewing allegiance to the homeland. 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