Pending Emas: Pengalaman-pengalaman Selama Mendarat di Papua Barat (Golden Belt: Experiences During Landing in West Papua)
Description
Author: J. Herlina
Published: Gunung Agung
Year Published: 1964
Category: Non-Fiction
Herlina is currently on duty in Maluku. At that time, Herlina was the founder of Weekly Karya based in Ternate. Hearing of Operation Trikora, Herlina's nationalist and adventurous spirit was called to join the operation. He asked for permission from the Commander of Kodam XVI Pattimura to be deployed to the jungles of Papua and fight with others to seize Papua from the Dutch. As part of the Trikora Operation Mandala Command, the Pattimura Kodam finally deployed Herlina and 20 other volunteers in the jungles of West Papua (around Merauke now). With this deployment, Herlina is the first female troop in Indonesia to jump into the forests of Papua. Thanks to her willingness to fight in the forests of Papua and for her actions in Maluku, Herlina received an award from President Soekarno. The sign of service is Pending Emas, which is a belt of pure gold weighing 500 grams and money worth Rp. 10 million.