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In the framework of the commemoration of the 203rd anniversary of the creation of the Peruvian Navy and the 145th anniversary of the glorious naval battle of Angamos, the Institution awarded the decoration of the Grand Admiral Grau Order to the Commander General of the Peruvian Air Force, Air General Carlos Enrique Chavez Cateriano; and to the Commander General of the Peruvian Army, Army General Cesar Augusto Briceno Valdivia.
The formal ceremony took place on October 1 at the Officers Club of La Punta in the presence of general officers and admirals, family members and guests. The award was made by the Commander General of the Navy, Admiral Luis Polar Figari, who was accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Vice Admiral Cesar Colunge Pinto.
Likewise, the naval authority awarded the Order of the Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit to the Chief of the General Staff of the Peruvian Air Force, Lieutenant General Ruben Gambarini Onath; and to the Chief of the General Staff of the Peruvian Army, Major General Orestes Martin Vargas Ortiz.
During the ceremony, it was highlighted that the Order of the Grand Admiral Grau is the highest distinction of the Peruvian Navy, a jewel that personifies the legacy left by the Grand Admiral of Peru; while the Order of the Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit symbolizes the glorious past of the naval institution.
