P. Gajdoš: 13 years have already passed since the biggest air disaster in the history of Slovakia, yet we will never forget…
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Respects were paid to the Service personnel who perished in the worst air disaster in the history of the independent Slovak Republic by Slovak and Hungarian Defence Ministers Peter Gajdoš and Tibor Benkő, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security Anton Hrnko, Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko, and other SVK MOD and Armed Forces officials during an act of remembrance held today (19 January) on Borsó Hill, located at the village of Hejce, Hungary.
SVK Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The event that forever changed the destinies of 42 families has been deeply engraved in our memory to date. Even 13 years on from the tragedy, nothing has changed inasmuch as 19 January is and will forever remain a black day for us.”
HUN Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said: “We will never forget 19 January 2006, nor the Slovak soldiers who selflessly helped in Kosovo in the last months of their life, hoping to create one better world. May you be proud of them.”
SVK Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko said: “At this place of remembrance SVK military leaders and, of course, all members of the SVK Armed Forces pay tribute to the memory of our fallen heroes. I had opportunities to serve with many of them. It is an honour for me to have been here today and to have paid my respects to them.”
The Antonov AN-24 military transport aircraft that was carrying SVK personnel en route from Kosovo crashed on 19 January 2006. 42 symbolic oak memorial posts on Borsó Hill and a memorial in the village of Hejce stand as a reminder of the tragedy.
SVK Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The event that forever changed the destinies of 42 families has been deeply engraved in our memory to date. Even 13 years on from the tragedy, nothing has changed inasmuch as 19 January is and will forever remain a black day for us.”
HUN Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said: “We will never forget 19 January 2006, nor the Slovak soldiers who selflessly helped in Kosovo in the last months of their life, hoping to create one better world. May you be proud of them.”
SVK Chief of Defence Lt Gen Daniel Zmeko said: “At this place of remembrance SVK military leaders and, of course, all members of the SVK Armed Forces pay tribute to the memory of our fallen heroes. I had opportunities to serve with many of them. It is an honour for me to have been here today and to have paid my respects to them.”
The Antonov AN-24 military transport aircraft that was carrying SVK personnel en route from Kosovo crashed on 19 January 2006. 42 symbolic oak memorial posts on Borsó Hill and a memorial in the village of Hejce stand as a reminder of the tragedy.
