New veteran recognised

After more than 70 years since the end of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU), 90-year old František Predajňa filed a request for award of the war veteran status. He received the War Veteran ID Card and Badge during a ceremony, attended by Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, at the MOD's Hall of Fame. As an 18-year-old partisan, František Predajňa joined the SNU operations in the surroundings of Polomka, the village of his origin, while embedded with the Stalin – Jegorov Partisan Group. “Welcome to the ranks of registered war veterans, to you and your fellow warriors belong honour and fame. I would like to thank you for everything you did for our country and its liberation,” said the Minister.