Promotion of CAF members
On the occasion of August 5, marking the Victory and Homeland Gratitude Day and the Day of Croatian defenders, the President and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Ivo Josipović made, on the basis of his constitutional and statutory authority and on the recommendation of the Minister of Defence, the decision on regular promotion for 158 members of the Croatian Armed Forces.
Lieutenant Colonels Vjekoslav Ferenčina, Mato Matanović and Predrag Palac were regularly promoted to the rank of colonel.
To the rank of commander was regularly promoted Lieutenant Commander Tomislav Sinjeri, and to the rank of lieutenant colonel Majors Tomislav Kovačić, Damir Perak, Damir Jugović, Dražen Kardoš, Ivica Grebenar, Đuro Pažin, Vlado Dandić, Vladimir Puhanić and Zdravko Šošic.
The President and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces praised the following CAF members for achieved outstanding results on the duty: Brigadier General Mladen Fuzul, Colonel Ivica Kinder and Corporal Tomica Borić
(Source: Office of the President)