MOD to construct a memorial
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- Date: 26.03.2017
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Working in conjunction with the Liptovský Mikuláš city authorities, the MOD wants to build a memorial dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who have died on missions and operations abroad in the contemporary history of the SVK Armed Forces. The involved parties have confirmed this intent by signing a Memorandum of Cooperation.
The memorial, to be built on Hill Háj-Nicovô at Liptovský Mikuláš, will bear the names of the 57 soldiers who served tours of duty in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea and Cyprus, but never returned home. For this purpose, a formal place of commemoration is missing in Slovakia and the MOD sees its construction as a way of paying its respects to those Servicemen and women who have helped people in need even beyond Slovakia's borders and contributed to the sustainment of peace.
In the joint Memorandum, the city authorities have committed themselves to settling the legal land ownership issues, hiring or purchasing the piece of land for a symbolic price, designing the project documentation, and obtaining the building permit. The MOD will provide funding for the construction and operation of the memorial and it is planning to allot €30,000 for this purpose.
These days a commission involving representatives of the MOD's organisational elements, the Military Institute of History and the Liptovský Mikuláš city authorities is now being formed. Its task will be to come up with a central theme for the memorial and to delve into its particular location, design proposal and historic background. The memorial will be unveiled during a ceremony next year.
The memorial, to be built on Hill Háj-Nicovô at Liptovský Mikuláš, will bear the names of the 57 soldiers who served tours of duty in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea and Cyprus, but never returned home. For this purpose, a formal place of commemoration is missing in Slovakia and the MOD sees its construction as a way of paying its respects to those Servicemen and women who have helped people in need even beyond Slovakia's borders and contributed to the sustainment of peace.
In the joint Memorandum, the city authorities have committed themselves to settling the legal land ownership issues, hiring or purchasing the piece of land for a symbolic price, designing the project documentation, and obtaining the building permit. The MOD will provide funding for the construction and operation of the memorial and it is planning to allot €30,000 for this purpose.
These days a commission involving representatives of the MOD's organisational elements, the Military Institute of History and the Liptovský Mikuláš city authorities is now being formed. Its task will be to come up with a central theme for the memorial and to delve into its particular location, design proposal and historic background. The memorial will be unveiled during a ceremony next year.
