On the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, His Excellency Lieutenant General DOK Sopha, Rector of the National Defence University, accompanied His Excellency General Chay Sang-yoon, Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry of National Defence, as the high representative of His Excellency General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, to attend the royal ceremony in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the passing of His Majesty King Father Norodom Sihanouk, the great hero and father of Cambodia’s independence, territorial integrity, and national unity, “Preah Borom Ratanak Kaudh”, our most revered and sanctified monarch.