Thousands of visitors at Piešťany-based Military History Museum
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- Date: 03.09.2016
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The 10th edition of Armed Components and Rescue Systems Day with Children was opened with a flypast of MiG-29 fighters and a gun salute from a vintage Sexton howitzer in the grounds of Piešťany-based Military History Museum. Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Mayor of Piešťany Miloš Tamajka took on the patronage of the event, which attracted thousands of visitors.
“Those of us in Defence deeply treasure national and military traditions. Also for this reason, we try to use every opportunity to bring military history closer to the public. Apart from this, our effort is to show, especially to young people, the work and weapons of today's professional soldiers. They may become enthralled by this to that extent that they too decide to pursue a soldier's career,” said the State Secretary at the SVK Ministry of Defence, Ivan Máčovský, who was present at the event in Piešťany. Besides the presence of military personnel, policemen, customs officers, members of the Prison and Justice Guards Corps, fire-fighters, rescuers, and military history clubs members presented themselves to the visitors as well.
“I am very pleased that at our museum we have, for the 10th year, managed to present the military, past and present, as well as the co-operation of armed forces, armed components and rescue services. This is about being proud of our traditions as much as it is about the patriotism of today,” said Col Miloslav Čaplovič, Director of Military History Institute, under whose authority the Military History Museum in Piešťany falls.
“Those of us in Defence deeply treasure national and military traditions. Also for this reason, we try to use every opportunity to bring military history closer to the public. Apart from this, our effort is to show, especially to young people, the work and weapons of today's professional soldiers. They may become enthralled by this to that extent that they too decide to pursue a soldier's career,” said the State Secretary at the SVK Ministry of Defence, Ivan Máčovský, who was present at the event in Piešťany. Besides the presence of military personnel, policemen, customs officers, members of the Prison and Justice Guards Corps, fire-fighters, rescuers, and military history clubs members presented themselves to the visitors as well.
“I am very pleased that at our museum we have, for the 10th year, managed to present the military, past and present, as well as the co-operation of armed forces, armed components and rescue services. This is about being proud of our traditions as much as it is about the patriotism of today,” said Col Miloslav Čaplovič, Director of Military History Institute, under whose authority the Military History Museum in Piešťany falls.
