The sun had not yet reached its zenith when troops of the Senopati Battle Command (KPPS) lined up outside barracks in full gear. Initially the troops, headquartered in Solo, were merely out to do a showcase to commemorate National Awakening Day on May 20, 1948. However, the Indonesian Socialist Youth Militia (Pesindo), Indonesian Sea Force, and the TNI Masyarakat people's army had infiltrated the event. The parade turned into a public rejection of