On the occasion of celebrating the 95th anniversary of the founding of the PLA, the Central Military Commission held a grand ceremony to award the "August 1st Medal" and honorary titles in Beijing on the 27th. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded medals and certificates to the winners of the "August 1st Medal", and awarded honorary flags to the units that have won honorary titles.

At the ceremony site of Bayi Building, the officers and soldiers of the army and the representatives of civilian staff lined up in a solemn and warm atmosphere. At 4 p.m., 18 armed saluters entered the arena and stood on both sides. The awarding ceremony began, and the whole audience sang the national anthem. Xu Qiliang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, read out the order signed by Xi Jinping that the Central Military Commission awarded the "August 1st Medal" and the honorary title. Zhang Youxia, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over the ceremony.

Du Fuguo, Qian Qihu, Nie Haisheng and other comrades who won the "August 1st Medal" came forward in turn, and Xi Jinping hung medals, issued certificates and took a group photo with them.

Later, Xi Jinping awarded an honorary flag to the Second Battalion of the Air Force Ground to Air Missile Corps, which won the honorary title of "Model Ground to Air Missile Battalion".

The awarding ceremony ended with loud military songs. Xi Jinping took a group photo with comrades who won the "August 1st Medal".

Wei Fenghe, Li Zuocheng, Miao Hua, Zhang Shengmin, members of the Central Military Commission, main comrades in charge of various departments of the Military Commission and relevant units of the military stationed in Beijing, representatives of our military model who have won medals and national honorary titles, and representatives of relatives of the winners of the "August 1st Medal" attended the ceremony.

(CCTV reporter Zhang Wei, Xu Shaobing, Zhang Jianqing, Bu Xiaoqiang, Li Bin, Huang Xianwen, Liu Xiaoyu, Zhang Qi, photographed Li Gang)