My father was one of the millions of people, tens of thousands Armenians who forged the victory… Each year I put flowers on his grave. However, the last 15 years being in foreign land I have no possibility to fulfill my filial duty. I wrote a few lines in my father’s memory – Virab Haroutyunyan, who was at War for 5 years and returned with victory.

The key of Artsakh’s liberation was Shoushi and we had to obtain that key. If we act according to war regulations, for Shoushi liberation 300 pieces of ordnance were needed, but what we had we could count on our fingers…
In Shoushi we gained not only a military victory, Shoushi was the culmination of victories of the Armenian Soldier’s spirit. Shoushi destroyed the spin of the Azeris.

National army’s engineering sub-units were formed during the Artsakh War. From those days till now they have done a huge work in defending the borders of our country, regulating more secure connection between the rear and the front line.
Preparing for the arm’s jubilee, the regiment’s sub-units under the command of Colonel Ara Haroutyunyan at the same time are keen to prepare worthly for the General Military Inspection’s check-up which is intended for Autumn.

On March 2, 1943 Ashot S.Karyan joined the army to fight in the war. He was not even 17. After the driving courses in 1944 he participates in the fights for the liberation of Right-bank Ukraine. Afterwards he was shifted to the East, regiment № 46. After the victory over Japan with regiment № 92 with peaceful mission he went to Mongolia, and was demobilized only on May 18, 1948. During 5,5 years of service he was awarded with medals.