{"id":14792,"date":"2023-12-26T18:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T18:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14792"},"modified":"2023-12-26T18:18:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T18:18:34","slug":"lieutenant-colonel-sean-welcome-a-silent-hero-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/lieutenant-colonel-sean-welcome-a-silent-hero-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Colonel Sean Welcome: A &#8216;Silent Hero&#8217; Laid to Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Lieutenant Colonel Sean Welcome, the third of the five National Heroes, was laid to rest on Friday, and Commander in Chief Dr. Irfaan Ali described him as a &#8216;Silent Hero&#8217; who fought for Guyana on the frontlines in various capacities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born on December 24, 1975, Sean Welcome is remembered as a family man, visionary leader, educator, and patriot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting his military journey in 1996, Welcome served nearly three decades in crucial positions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He passionately advocated for nationwide reservist recruitment to enhance Guyana&#8217;s military capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his professional life, Lieutenant Colonel Welcome was known as a beloved family man. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His brother, James Tappin, shared that Welcome always kept his siblings and relatives in good spirits with his jokes and stepped up when the family needed him the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Saskia-Welcome-Funeral.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Commander-in-Chief Dr. Irfaan Ali expressed his belief that Welcome had much more to offer, having recently submitted a strategy to enhance the Guyana Defence Force&#8217;s capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President highlighted Welcome&#8217;s significant contributions and lamented the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lieutenant Colonel Welcome held a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Communication Studies and a Masters in Strategic Development Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funeral ceremony paid tribute to a man whose life embodied service, dedication, and a commitment to the well-being of his nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana bids farewell to this &#8216;Silent Hero,&#8217; his legacy continues to inspire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lieutenant Colonel Sean Welcome, the third of the five National Heroes, was laid to rest on Friday, and Commander in Chief Dr. Irfaan Ali described him as a &#8216;Silent Hero&#8217;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14795,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14792\/revisions\/14795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}