“Next to Sevqaretsi Saqo” a monument dedicated to those who fell during the 44-day Artsakh war was unveiled in the frontier Sevqar

On January 28, the opening ceremony of the memorial dedicated to the victims of the 44-day Artsakh war took place in frontier Sevqar.

The monument consists of three parts:  the bust of the RA national hero, colonel Tatul Ghazaryan, Lieutenant colonel Arthur Hovsepyan and between them the memorial plaque commemorating the other victims of Sevqar.

A number of military and civilian officials were present at the opening ceremony of the monument. The commander of the 3^rd Army Corps Alexander Tsakanyan was also present, who emphasized in his speech: “The heroic deeds of Colonel Tatul Ghazaryan, Lieutenant colonel Arthur Hovsepyan and the impossible of our heroic boys like them will be remembered for a long time and will teach and educate our generations. Our future soldiers will be educated by their example. They consciously went to the war, definitely knowing that they might not return. They lived devoting their whole conscious life to the homeland; contributed in the establishment and glorification of the army and immortalized by the death of the hero, their death also serving for the Homeland.”

The monument was built on the initiative of Tatul Teloyan, the administrative head of Sevqar. According to him, the day of the opening of the 30^th anniversary of the Armenian Army was not chosen by chance; “Today we organized this ceremony to perpetuate the name and memory of our heroes, to pass it on to our next generation to know that there were such commanders, such soldiers, who fought heroically in the 44-day war and kept the borders of our country inviolable. Unfortunately, today they are not with us, we have to keep forever the name and honor of our heroes, who got their place next to General Varshamov and Sevqaretsi Saqo.”

The opening of the monument was made by priestly consecration, the relatives of the victims were honored to open the monument, after which those present laid flowers at the memory of the heroes.

According to Aram Hovsepyan, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hovsepyan’s brother, Army Day has always been a celebration in their family, it is a holiday now, too. According to him, this is “a monument to remind that we need to learn lessons in building our future.”

The people of Sevqar, killed in the 44-day Artsakh war are RA national Hero Colonel Tatul Ghazaryan, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Hovsepyan, Samvel Sahakyan, and Artak Khemchyan. Eternal glory to the memory of the immortals of the Homeland.