ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ISSUES CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON VAZGEN SARGSYAN’S 56TH BIRTHDAY

16:23 05/03/2015 >> SOCIETY

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today sent a congratulatory message
on Vazgen Sargsyan’s 56th birthday and on the oath ceremony of the
alumni of “Young Yerkrapah” Club.

“Dear alumni of Young Yerkrapah Club,

I congratulate you on your oath ceremony and this beautiful and
significant day of your life. Your oath to serve your fatherland is
holy, and you are the ones who secure our country’s future.

Yerkrapah Volunteer Union was born out of the voluntary movement
which began in Artsakh, Armenia and everywhere where Armenians could
be found. This was the Armenians’ response to the imposed war and
the consequence of the absence of a regular army.

Dear boys,

Remember! The heroic deeds of volunteers are immortal. With their
devotion and self-sacrifice, they filled the absence of state armed
forces. During the given historical period, they did the impossible,
shedding their own blood to buy the valuable time needed for formation
of a regular army. Moreover, they became the foundation of that army.

Also remember that you are no longer going to be “volunteers.” You
are tomorrow’s soldiers and officers of the Republic of Armenia.

Regardless of the path you choose, I am sure that you will become
dignified citizens of our country.

Today is the birthday of Vazgen Sargsyan; a symbolic day and a
beautiful occasion to remember the Sparapet with gratitude and
congratulate him on his birthday.

I wish you to deserve Vazgen Sargsyan’s memory and commandments
with your diligence, devotion and posture,” reads the President’s
congratulatory message.

Source: Panorama.am

From: A. Papazian