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Adam’s Funeral: Loved Ones, Strangers Say Farewell to Fallen Soldier
Special for the Armenian Weekly
19-year-old Adam’s coffin was closed; it couldn’t be kept open—not this time… There is a tradition in Armenia of keeping the coffins of the deceased open—for loved ones to hold the dead one last time.
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“We mourn but we are proud”
God bless our soldiers and country- LOVE ARMENIA-
God bless and keep our heroic soldiers safe and may the Holy Spirit comfort the families of the martyrs who give their lives for the protection of our homeland.
These young Armenian warriors defending the Republic of Artsakh, are truly the best. Such enormous bravery and perseverance they possess, and so eager are they to sacrifice their lives for the defense of their beloved Hayrenik.
As for the two-legged hyena leader of Azerbaijan (Sultan Aliyev), let him be fully aware that regardless of the billions of dollars worth of military arms he purchases, regardless of the shockingly evil acts committed by his soldiers against both Armenian soldiers and civilians, and regardless of the international community’s cruel indifference and insensitivity to his campaign of brutal terrorism against Armenia and Artsakh, he will never obtain the tiniest piece of Artsakh’s land. Hyena Aliyev is failing in his mission to break the spirit and morale of our brothers and sisters in Hayastan/Artsakh, and he’s failing miserably. Hey folks, just take a look at how much more determined the NKR defense army has become since the Azerbaijani failed invasion earlier this month. In fact, just take a look at all those young Armenian brothers in the homeland, who are so enthusiastic to join the NKR defense army and defend Artsakh.
Returning back to the subject of Hyena Aliyev, if he desires our Artsakh so badly, then why doesn’t he join his soldiers on the field in an attempt to conquer it? Let’s see him try once to put his feet on the soil of Artsakh and plant his flag on that soil. And then, we will all observe how he ends up taking a bath in his own blood.
Our Martyrs,
Our Brave Martyrs
You Are In Our Hearts
You are in our hearts …
Not in the sky …
Not in the graves…
In our hearts only…
We have big hearts
We can have you all
Without lament…s
You are our brave sons …
Your children will be braver than you.
Who dies for his honest principles
Will never sigh
Will breathe love always…
Dr. Sylva Portoian
April 6, 2016
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Not even one Armenian soldier should have been lost to the nation. Let alone have to witness their mutilated bodies by barbarians.
Armenians need to hold their leaders accountable because, helplessly and hopefully, they have depended on other government(s).
To re-learn to depend on their own will be a challenge. However, publicly penalizing those who reap the benefits of national disasters, or ignoring their responsibilities, will need to be the norm.
God bless you Adam and our armed forces. Our Armenian nation is small in number and every Armenian is very precious. We can not afford to lose any of our people and every effort should be made in protecting our soldiers. We need to re-think our strategy and tactics and not sacrifice our beloved children. There must be other ways of protecting ourselves besides having martyrs and heros. Need to fight a tactical war with more technology and less sacrifice, better warning systems and less martyrs. I am sure we have the military expertise within our compatriots both in the homeland and diaspora.
For all getting married soon, and their families:
Give wedding guests the option of donating to one of many charities helping the families and soldiers in addition to standard gifts. Here is a sample of a card to include w the invitation:
“If you wish, please donate for Armenian Soldiers killed and injured in
Artsakh through tax deductible donations to:
Support Our Heroes Fund
The Paros Foundation
918 Parker Street, Suite A14
Berkeley, CA 94710
http://www.parosfoundation.org”
You don’t really need three Crate and Barrel Gravy Boats
Bravo to jda. It is our responsibility in the comfort we are blessed with to come to aid of our brethren in Artsakh and Armenia. When we claim to be proud of our heritage, it must manifest itself into some tangible…. Other wise it becomes rhetoric. There obviously many ways to express our commitment, but Artsakh is a current reality. It is the only example of Armenians regaining part of our historic lands after decades of forced ceding. This is not simple charity. It is an investment in the future of our people on historic soil. It is an incredibly beautiful place( go if you haven’t yet) with impressive people. STAND WITH ARTSAKH!
Agree completely with you and [jda].
Karabakhi Armenian soldier Marat Petrosyan destroyed five Azeri tanks and an IFV during the second Nagorno-Karabakh war. This lad absolutely qualifies for a National Hero medal.