Monte’s birthday is tomorrow

Tomorrow, on November 25 is Monte Melkonian’s 55th anniversary. His battlefield friends Vahe Shahmuradian, Hovsep Hakobyan, pathfinder Vova Vardanyan shared with their memories about General with the journalists.

Hovsep Hakobian mentioned that it was difficult to describe Monte and time was needed to assess and understand. “One of the best qualities that Monte had was his big honesty and the trust he had towards his work and victory.” The biggest deed that Monte did Hovsep considers the creation of regular army from zero.

V. Vardanov mentioned with sorrow that the heros are being recalled from occasion to occasion and added that he has arrived from Victory Park where the eternal flame is off. “We treat our heroes in the same way.”