Members of the Public Council adjacent to the Defense Minister headed by Gegham Harutyunyan visited some eastern frontier regiments from October 31 to November 4. G.Harutyunyan tells:
– The visit was introductory. On September 14 a new Public Council was formed, from 15 members 9 are new. Naturally, for their effective work it is essential to visit the regiments. We visited regiments, hospitals, met commanders, servicemen, saw their social-living conditions. By the way, there is improvement in this sphere. New quarters, bath-houses, WC and other objects have been brought into operation.

In the framework of Abovyan State Pedagogical University’s 90th anniversary the Students Council’s members headed by Volodya Gasparyan and on the initiative of Psychology and Sociology Faculty Deputy Dean, c.p.s. Hakob Tadevosyan on November 10 visited one of the Tavush district’s frontier regiments. The students organized a cultural program for the servicemen. This visit was important and introductory for the students who study military pedagogy and psychology.

In the Internet I paid attention to one photo: an old woman hugs a young man in a military uniform. In the bottom it was written: “Azeri grandma and Armenian fighter”. I sent this photo through the net and asked people to give me some information about this photo. Istanbul University teacher Alber Keshish reacted. He told me that the soldier is his classmate – Sargis Hatspanyan, Artsakh war participant.

On November 3rd in the memorial complex «Sardarapat» a function was held dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Sardarapat battle’s Commander, Lieutenant General Movses Silikyan.
The student groups of Military Institute after V.Sargsyan and Military Aviation Institute after Marshal Khanperyants and State universities of Yerevan and Artsakh participated in the intellectual game conducted on the initiative of RA MoD Information & PR Department.

Comparing with the previous years the lowest death rate was in 2011, and this year it has gone down comparing with 2011. The deaths because of the enemy have significantly diminished. Suicide cases have increased for two. Last year 3 cases of deliberate murder were registered, this year – 1, last year there were 2 cases of death because of illness, this year – 1, and there is 1 accident.

20 years ago, on November 5, 1992 during the fight for one of the villages of Lachin Karen Manvelyan perished.
This year on November 5th a memory function was held in RA MoD military museum «Mother Armenia» dedicated to the 20th death anniversary and 45th birth anniversary of Karen Manvelyan. The function was titled – «If you want your people and Homeland live, have a will to die for them». Karen’s relatives, friends, teachers, guests were present on the function.

Andranik Hayrapetyan was born in Yerevan in 1968. In 1988 he returned from the Soviet army, and in 1990 he was already a member of one of the volunteer’s detachments «Arabkir». In 1991 he was sent to Shahumyan to carry weapons to the border.
Always the most responsible task was entrusted to Andranik. They knew that only he can fulfill it. However this time the unexpected bullet found Andranik. He was not yet 24…