COMBAT FRIENDS PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS TO RAZMIK VASILIAN

YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The funeral of the Chief Commander of
the Armenian National Army, Lieutenant Colonel Razmik Vasilian took
place at Erablur Pantheon on March 17. The hero of Karabakh freedom
war was laid to rest with all due military ceremonials – the lowering
of the Armenian National Flag, volleys fired by the guard of honor and
the performance of the national anthem. Numerous combat friends came
to the Pantheon to do homage to Razmik Vasilian. A great and devoted
son of the Armenian people, this is how they descibed the late
hero. It was noted that as far back as 1988, Vasilian initiated the
formation of the Armenian National Army (ANA), on the basis of which
the National Army of Armenia was later created. The ANA detachments
formed with R. Vasilian’s efforts took an active part in the Karabakh
war. Paying their last honors to the late commander, the freedom
fighters restated their readiness to withstand the enemy blows and
defend Homeland in the future as well. Razmik Vasilian, aged 45, died
after a long illness.