• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed awards a member of the UAE Armed Forces with a medal. All photos by Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed awards a member of the UAE Armed Forces with a medal. All photos by Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Mohamed thanked the servicemen for their loyalty and bravery in the UAE and abroad, state news agency Wam reported
    Sheikh Mohamed thanked the servicemen for their loyalty and bravery in the UAE and abroad, state news agency Wam reported
  • Seventeen servicemen stand with Sheikh Mohamed at the event
    Seventeen servicemen stand with Sheikh Mohamed at the event
  • State news agency Wam described the men as 'heroes' of the nation
    State news agency Wam described the men as 'heroes' of the nation
  • Servicemen were handed the Medal of Glory or the Medal of Emirates
    Servicemen were handed the Medal of Glory or the Medal of Emirates

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi meets heroes of the armed forces


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The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi awarded medals of valour to members of the armed forces in recognition of their service to the UAE.

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, welcomed the troops to Al Bahr Palace on Monday.

He said he was proud of the nation's protectors for their loyalty and bravery in the UAE and abroad, state news agency Wam reported.

Lt Gen Hamad Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, attended the event.

Sheikh Mohamed presented the Medal of Glory (First Class) to Brigadier Ali Al Tunaiji and Lt Colonel Al Sagher Al Neyadi.

He also bestowed the Medal of Emirates (Third Class) to Squadron Commander Mazyoud Al Shehi and the Medal of Emirates (Fourth Class) to Captain Khalfan Al Marzouqi, Captain Ahmed Al Amri, Captain Ali Al Marashda, Captain Saif Al Kaabi, Captain Ammar Al Abdouli, Captain Saeed Al Rashdi, Captain Abdullah Al Amri, Captain Haitham Al Naqbi and Captain Abdul Rahman Al Mahrzi.