On the eve, on February 15, a solemn event was held in the Palace of Culture, dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and the Day of Memory about the Russians who performed official debt beyond the Fatherland.
Among the honored guests were those who passed the Afghan war and witnessed those events. Alexander Soloviev, head of the Balakovo district, opened the event. - Many participants of the Afghan war have become proud of our area and make a cash contribution to public life and the patriotic education of young people, "the head of the district stressed. - You are not just parties to fighting. You have established peaceful life in Afghanistan, and your efforts have not been in vain. We will always remember our dead countrymen. Special words of gratitude and support want today to address family and family players. I wish you all the peaceful sky above your head and good health.
During the event medals, as well as valuable gifts, on behalf of the Government of the Saratov region, the veterans of the Afghan war were noted, the organizational soldiers. The Medals "For Rate Valor" were presented by Arkady Vyacheslavovich Vorobyev, Alexander Ivanovich Vasilchenko, Sergey Alexandrovich Fomichev. Value gifts were noted by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Torgashev, Andrei Valentinovich, Vitaliy Nikolayevich Piciaev, Vladimir Sergeevich Merzlikin, Andrei Valerevich Dergunov, Alexander Ivanovich Vasilchenko, Tatiana Nikolaevna Ovchinnikova, Andrei Vladimirovich Agafonov, Marina Petrovna Merzlikina. Tatyana Nikolayevna Ovchinnikova, Marina Petrovna Merzlikina, Andrei Valentinovich, Vitaliy Nikolayev, Sergey Vitalyevich Cheemukhin, were noted by diploma.
As part of the event, awarded the participants in the municipal competition "Roads of Russian soldiers who performed official debt beyond the Fatherland". In the age category 5-8 classes, 3rd place went to the command of 8M CLASS №27, 2 place - team 7A class of lyceum number 1, 1 place - team teams 7B and 8A classes №2. In the age category 9-11 classes 3 place went to a team of class 10a №16, 2 place - team 10a of the class of Class No. 25, 1st place - 10V lyceum class No. 2.
After a block of awards, they gathered honored the memory of the children who did not return from the war a minute of silence. The event was completed by the concert program, "the press service of the district administration reports.