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photo of Joni climbing the flagpole a few years back.

Atambua, Spamu- id.com - John Ande Kala Marcal or Joni, First School's VII Student, Sianan Country, Atambua once seized public attention.

Joni, once fixed the rope on the flagpole so that the Red White could fly, at the memorial of HUT 73 RI, at the Motaain Coast, Sianang Village, Tasifeto, East Tasifeto, Belu District, Southeast Nusa.

The desperate act of climbing the flagpole because the rope is stuck at the end of the flag pole is hard to release. He climbed the flagpole barefoot and with no help whatsoever.

Joni climbed the flagpole went viral because it was recorded by citizens and spread on social media. The video that shows Joni's actions climbing the flagpole has a lot of appreciation for society. He even got invited by President Joko Widodo to the State Palace for a gift.

The reward for such bravery also flows from some other officials. One of the gifts Joni received was to get her parents' house renovated for free.

Now that Joni isn't a kid anymore, he's sitting on the 10th-grade bench in high school. But Joni's flagpole climbing act has not yet disappeared from memory.