P. Gajdoš: 19 January will forever remain a black day in the history of our Armed Forces
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During an act of commemoration on Borsó Hill and in the Hungarian village of Hejce, Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Hungarian Minister of Defence István Simicskó today paid their respects to the memory of the 42 victims who perished in the Antonov AN-24 aircraft crash on 19 January 2006. The SVK personnel were returning home on completion of their tour of duty in KFOR, Kosovo.
In his remarks at the ceremony, Minister Gajdoš said: “19 January 2006 will forever remain a black day in the history of our Armed Forces and the Slovak Republic as a whole. The time that has passed by since the occurrence of the tragedy will in no way ease the pain that has remained with us all. On this occasion, too, I would like to express my support to the families of the victims and reassure them that we will never forget their close ones.”
In his speech, Hungarian Minister of Defence István Simicskó emphasised that the loss of the SVK personnel in 2006 was a common loss. “The tears in the eyes this place has seen for the past 12 years have not been only the tears of Slovakians. Nor have their hearts grieved the loss alone, we have felt just the same.”
SVK CHOD General Maxim, too, came to pay tribute to the SVK service personnel. He emphasised that the men and women of the SVK Armed Forces never forget their colleagues who have tragically died in the service of their country. “The whole tragedy is a memento and a hard lesson for us,” he said.
In his remarks at the ceremony, Minister Gajdoš said: “19 January 2006 will forever remain a black day in the history of our Armed Forces and the Slovak Republic as a whole. The time that has passed by since the occurrence of the tragedy will in no way ease the pain that has remained with us all. On this occasion, too, I would like to express my support to the families of the victims and reassure them that we will never forget their close ones.”
In his speech, Hungarian Minister of Defence István Simicskó emphasised that the loss of the SVK personnel in 2006 was a common loss. “The tears in the eyes this place has seen for the past 12 years have not been only the tears of Slovakians. Nor have their hearts grieved the loss alone, we have felt just the same.”
SVK CHOD General Maxim, too, came to pay tribute to the SVK service personnel. He emphasised that the men and women of the SVK Armed Forces never forget their colleagues who have tragically died in the service of their country. “The whole tragedy is a memento and a hard lesson for us,” he said.
Among those at the act of commemoration paying tribute to the SVK military personnel who lost their lives in the air disaster were General Secretary of the MOD Service Office Ján Hoľko, members of the Generals Club, and Maj Martin Farkaš, the only survivor of the tragedy.
