Any assertion concerning different points is a sacrilege to the reminiscence of our heroes, Protection Minister Vassilis Palmas stated on Saturday, answering a query after the memorial service for the Nationwide Guard officers who had been killed in Kouklia when the helicopter they had been using in crashed, for the content material of a letter from the Deputy Chief of the Nationwide Guard that noticed the sunshine of day.
Right now, stated the Minister of Protection, “we honor the reminiscence of the Chief of the Nationwide Guard Evangelos Florakis and the 4 officers who sacrificed themselves within the line of responsibility serving the homeland”. Due to this fact right now, he added, “is a day of honor, self-criticism and silence, and any additional phrases right now are a sacrilege to the reminiscence of our heroes.”
Due to this fact, I don’t need to make another assertion right now concerning different points, concluded Mr. Palmas.
Within the presence of YPAM the memorial service of the 5 officers who fell in Kouklia
In an period of disaster of values and beliefs, we have to nurture the brand new generations with the excessive beliefs with which you had been raised, marched and fought to defend the peace and territorial integrity of our homeland, stated the Minister of Protection Vassilis Palmas, talking right now Saturday at annual nationwide commemoration of the officers of the Nationwide Guard Lieutenant Basic Evangelos Florakis, Vice Admiral Stylianos Demenegas, Rear Admiral Paris Athanasiadis, Pilot Nikolas Georgiou and Rear Admiral Michalis Siakalli.
The memorial service was held on the Holy Church of Apostolos Loukas in Kouklia, Paphos, presided over by Bishop Arsinois Abbot of Chrysorrhogiatissa Pagratios.
All of your inspiration within the service of the nation is a vivid signpost and equips us with power and braveness to stroll the tough path of reaching our supreme objective, he added.
Allow us to draw, stated Mr. Palmas, out of your sacrifice the power required and we’ll proceed to honor you thru our actions and maintain your reminiscence alive.
The eagles that adorn the monument of their place of sacrifice as an emblem of power and militancy affirm, he continued, the everlasting appreciation of Cypriot Hellenism of their face they point out to all of us the responsibility in direction of the homeland and our nationwide debt.
This 12 months, stated Mr. Palmas, marks 22 years because the tragic morning of July 10, 2002 with the deadly crash of the Nationwide Guard helicopter, which led to the demise of Lieutenant Basic Evangelos Florakis, Vice-Captain Stylianou Demenegas, Chief of Workers Paris Athanasiadis, Pilot Nikolas Georgiou and Commander Michalis Siakallis.
That morning, the Minister of Protection stated, the sunshine didn’t succeed the darkness and a black heavy veil coated the Cypriot land, spreading mourning and heartbreak amongst our individuals, when the unhappy information of the lack of the 5 officers and the orphaning of the Nationwide Guard.
Minister Vassilis Palmas stated that the sensible and radiant figures of the 5 fallen will perpetually illuminate their souls, and the sky of our long-suffering homeland and can present us the best way of selfless giving. “It stays for us to point out ourselves worthy of your expectations. For,” stated he, “it’s of utmost necessity to keep up these requirements which is able to allow us to proceed the wrestle unyieldingly to the ultimate vindication.”
This was adopted by a trisage and laying of a wreath on the web site of the monument within the space of Agioi Pente Martyres, north of the village of Kouklia.
