Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the 5 October, the day of the foundation of the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Armed Forces"), the predecessor of the TNI, in 1945, itself a replacement for the "Badan Keamanan Rakyat" ("People's Security Corps") established on 29 August on the same year. Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans. Rouz-e Artesh (English: "Army Day") is celebrated on 18 April, the establishment day of the army. Iraqi Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 January, and marks the anniversary of the
Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army the march past tune of the PLA in every military parade. Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army The Military Anthem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (), also known as the March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (), is a Chinese patriotic song. The song was written by Gong Mu (公木, real name Zhang Yongnian 张永年) and composed by Zheng Lücheng (郑律成, 정률성). The song's former name was March of the Eighth Route Army (), and was one of the six songs in the Chorus of Eighth Route Army (), all of which had Gong Mu as song