Mkrtich Gevorgyan, who serves in a training military unit acting under the command of Colonel A. Petrosyan, is one of the best soldiers of the military unit. “He is an exemplary, multilaterally developed young man”, – Captain Hamayak Ashotyan so characterizes his subordinate.

Returning from battle reference points on the way, we stopped in the backup division, which provides rear support to the combat points. Here the service of soldiers reminded me the work of Nobel Prize winner Meterling “Life of Bees.” Here everyone was busy with their own business. Their main job is to provide water, food to their comrades who are fighting on the reference points.

How many years the most dangerous sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border guard contract servicemen. It is common to say that contractors are more vigilant and confidently carry out their service, make more mature decisions.
On one of the reference points of the northeastern regions of the republic it is the position of Sr. Sergeant Artashes Bayramyan, who had already stood out for his professional qualities.

5 months ago, my son was recruited into the army. And finally there was the opportunity to visit his military unit. My daughter and I arrived there in the evening. We were received like family, provided a place to sleep. I was very inspired with the friendly attitude of the command to the parent of a soldier. I was delighted: so here they know the value of a soldier, respect him.

On December 7, 2015, in Spitak a monument was unveiled dedicated to the soldiers who participated in the works to eliminate the consequences of the 1988 earthquake. The monument was created in Moscow on the initiative of the Russian Union of Military History, architect: V.Frolov, sculptor: A.Mironova.

The story “Marauder” of writer, essayist and translator Hovik Vardumyan was awarded a special prize on joint awarding of 2015 of the RA Defense Ministry and the Union of Writers of Armenia.
Hovik Vardumyan, son of Saribek Vardumyan who died during the Second World War, put down his gun only in 1994, when the cease-fire agreement was signed. His path of fighting he began in Yeraskhavan, participated in the battles of self-defense in Noyemberyan, Vardenis, Shahumyan, Gegharkunick, Martakert areas. For faultless military service O.Vardumyan was awarded a number of departmental medals and diplomas of Armenia and NKR. His books have been translated into 15 languages. The book “The liberation of Shoushi”, according to the military theorists, is the best documented writing of the Artsakh war.

I am in the village Alvank (Red Temple) in Syunick region, which was called Aldara when Azerbaijanis lived there. Here there are beautiful medieval Armenian khachkars – cross-stones, churches, mills, etc.
Soldier of the Artsakh war, now – retired Lieutenant Colonel Sargis Qaryan introduced me to the Tovmasyan family – refugees from Baku. Their sons – Ararat and Masis are militarymen, serving in one of the military units of Artsakh, and their daughter Ani is a one-year student at the Military Institute after Vazgen Sargsyan. Since childhood, the children heard about the atrocities committed by Azerbaijanis in Sumgayit, Baku, Gandzak, the heroism of our soldiers during the Artsakh war and made this decision independently. The family decided – after Ani’s graduation, they will move to live in Artsakh.