When the young man from the village of Banti red and white flies in the middle of the mountains of Papua

Jakarta – Set with beautiful green hills, cool morning air and sunny weather, three young men from Banti Village walk straight to the flagpole in the middle of the village field. Hundreds of ceremonial participants in the flag were witness to the march of the country’s symbol that fluttered perfectly in Papua’s air. These three young men are members of the flag increases (Pascra) in Kampung Banti, about 5 km from the PT Freeport Indonesia industry area, Tembagapura district, Mimika Regency, the Central Papoea Province. During the ceremony, Tembagapura district secretary Thomas Bauw acted as ceremonial inspector, Deputy Commander of the Post Banti Serda Junaidin became the commander of the ceremony, and Batuud Koramil Tembagapura Pelda symbolon as a ceremonial officer. Browse to continue the contents of the Pascra coach, Kampung Banti Serda Junaidin, of the Battalion 301/PKS Task Force, said the three young men were directly elected by the trainers because they saw a very high level of will to become Paskibra. “Why can we convey that way, because when we made a deal of the training schedule from Monday to Saturday, they came with enthusiasm and if there were obstacles, they reported to us immediately,” Junaidin said in a written statement on Sunday (8/24/2025). During the training of these young men, Junaidin claims that they were impressed with their sincerity, perseverance and enthusiasm in practice. “Since coaches are very proud because they can train them and accept what we say. There was once a late coming, apparently because he had to help his parents work,” Junaidin said. “But after he was done, he went to practice with his friends. It’s extraordinary, ‘he continued. The three young men were Linus Natkime in charge of the flag, Mila Magai with a red and white flag tray and Alopinus Natkime flags. On August 17, 2025, they successfully attracted the attention of the participants in the ceremony. The heart that rapidly beat when the two hands of Alopinus successfully stretched the red and white flag. Also Linus’s capable hand that could lift the flag as the national anthem of Indonesia Raya. Their steady steps prove that enthusiasm and perseverance provide success. The process never lied for results. “We practice every day to prepare for the flag -raging ceremony. We are very grateful for the commemoration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia, and all residents can see that the red and white flag flies here,” Alopinus said. Since the morning, the community of Kampung Banti 1 and Kampung Banti 2, Opitawak Village and Kimberly Village have come. They met in the field of Kampung Banti. Exactly at 09.00 CET, the ceremony began by approximately 280 ceremonial participants consisting of village communities, representatives of PTFI employees, TNI polri, health professionals and state managers (ASN) of the Regency Government (Pemkab) of Mimika. Although he does not have a background in the abilities of the lines, Mila Magai and her friends have a great enthusiasm to learn. In the first exercise, they learned the basic base of the marching lines (PBB), such as the road in place, left, right to the right. “After understanding some of the basic movements, we will continue here to the next phase that runs with a solid step and the agreement of the rhythm of the stairs as he moves,” Mila said. Another Pashe Cibra coach in Kampung Banti, Pratu Auliaurahman said before he started practicing, his party had signed an agreement in advance to ensure that young people could practice in time. “We agreed to practice from 07.30 CET to 10.30 CET. This exercise is about two weeks before the ceremony,” Auliaurahman said. “They practice six times a week, namely Monday to Saturday,” he continued. Harmoni at Tembagapura Senior Vice President Community Development Ptfi Nathan Kum said Freeport Indonesia regularly holds a celebration of the commemoration of Indonesian independence with the residents of Kampung Banti. In early August, various activities were held, such as clean villages, gate paints, installation of red and white flags in the entire town, competitions for children and adults, bazaars of basic necessities until the peak was a flag raising ceremony to commemorate the 80th independence from Indonesia, followed by residents of Kampung Banti and the surrounding towns. “The Republic of Indonesia’s independence ceremony strengthens nationalism, togetherness and at the same time shows our strength that can live in harmony in diversity,” Nathan said. After the flag -raging ceremony, the excitement continued with the symbolic massacre followed by eating together, the distribution of competition prices, door prizes and closed with public parties in the form of Pemuda Banti & PTFI employees and Yosim Pancar Dance (Yospan) offered by employees and health workers. Nathan said that through the collaboration of PTFI with district officials, police and Tembagapura Danramil, the excitement of the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at PTFI was running smoothly. Employees work with various work divisions in PTFI, teaching staff, health professionals, Papuan Engineer Community, Task Force Hero and the Banti community. Also watch the video: The story of the National Pascraka struggle as I fly the flag at the Republic of Indonesia’s anniversary (AKN/EGA)