The soldiers on missions abroad are not only Poland, but the entire world – said the Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, who took in Warsaw attended the opening of the House Veterans Action Outside the State.
The ceremony was attended by veterans of the mission, there were also families of those who died in the missions. The center is to serve the former participants of military missions, promote knowledge on quotas and cherish the memory of the dead and the dead.
– We are proud of you, Poland is very proud of you. Serve Poland, but really serve the free world; world, for which values such as dignity, human rights, freedom and sovereignty are worth the sacrifice, sometimes the supreme sacrifice – Kopacz said.
– It is you, on behalf of the free world that you carry out this task. Your professionalism, combined with the objectives of the mission, which they pick up on behalf of the Polish, the best certificate is issued primarily to you, but also our country – she said.
– Open House Veterans today. It’s ours, of Poles, thanks for your service and sacrifice. I hope that you will feel here at home, because it is a house. The house is built not only with bricks, but primarily built our gratitude – Health Minister stressed.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence Tomasz Siemoniak referred to the date of opening of the Centre. – Exactly three years ago, there was the most tragic day in the history of foreign missions Polish Army soldiers. In Afghanistan, killed five of our soldiers. We decided that the Polish Army will honor their memory that we remember them, as and all others who have sacrificed their lives and health in the service of the country far from its borders – he said.
– We are touched that together with Owners are the families of the fallen. We try to surround them respect and care. I declare that the Polish Army (…) will forever remember your husbands, brothers, sons – turned to relatives of those who died in the missions. He recalled that Prime Minister Kopacz about veterans and the Centre said in his expose.
– I think that the Centre will serve all Veterans who were on missions who have been injured not only physically, but mentally, “- said Sergeant Simon Mutwicki reserve. He added that the soldiers traumatized often do not want to admit that they need psychological support, sometimes not aware of it. “My friends noticed I’ve changed – said Mutwicki, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In August 2007, he took part in a patrol during which the first Polish soldier killed in Afghanistan – cf. Luke Kurowski.
Veterans Center operates at. Puławska, in the building formerly occupied by the HCR. In the courtyard of the monument was unveiled on Sunday by prof. Maciej Alexandrovich from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, with a statue of the wall adjacent to the memory, which placed 120 signs with the names of those who died in the missions.
Under the monument, wreaths were laid, the soldiers gave salvo of honor. The ceremony, which was preceded by a Mass in the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army, attended by Pol HR ordinaries. After the ceremony, the family of the fallen and veterans took part in the Christmas meeting with the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister. The interiors of the Centre presented the invited its director, Lt. Col. Leszek Stepien – the first Pole wounded in Afghanistan. In 2002. During mine clearance Bagram base, Stepien, then a lieutenant, he lost interest in the mines. Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz delivering a exposé in the Sejm thanked the current time in the Sejm officer.
Veterans Center Action Outside the State is to assist and support the military mission of former participants, promote knowledge on quotas, cherish the memory of 120 killed and died of missions, starting 1955. and missions in Korea. December 21 – the date of the inauguration of the center – the anniversary of the 2011 attacks. In Afghanistan, which killed five Polish soldiers. It was the most tragic event in the history of Polish involvement in foreign missions.
From the middle of the last century in foreign missions served a total of approx. 100 thousand. Poles, in the vast majority of soldiers.
In force since 2012. Law on veterans activities outside the country, among others, grants them additions to pensions, public travel discount for veterans residing on disability pensions, subsidies to education and free counseling.
By the end of November. the Department of Defense Ministry of Social Affairs received nearly 12.6 thousand. claims for injured veteran or veteran. Veteran status awarded more than 10.6 thousand. people and injured veteran – 555 people.
entitles the injured veteran status, among others to apply for financial assistance for education (this possibility has so far benefited 97 people). MON stresses that the veteran or veteran status does not deprive the victim concerned the opportunity to continue the service or work – in units of the Ministry of Defence is currently 36 injured veterans.
Status veteran or veteran of the victim also received more than 500 officers subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior .
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