In Greece the bones of seven heroes who were missing for 46 years in Cyprus
With C130 of Hellenic Air Force departed at noon from Larnaca airport in Cyprus, for Greece, their bones seven Greek heroes who fell during the Turkish Invasion 1974. The Deputy Minister of National Defense, among others, was present at the ceremony of handing over the bones of the seven heroes that took place at the old Larnaca airport. Nikos Hardalias, the Chief of GEETHA Lieutenant General Oriole, the Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus Ioannis Papameletiou, the Commander of ELDYK and the relatives of the heroes who arrived in Cyprus for this purpose. A trishagio had preceded the memory of the seven heroes and then the coffins with their bones were transported by four members of ELDYK to the aircraft. The Cypriot Commissioner for the Presidency Fotis Fotiou handed over to the Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikos Hardalia, the bones saying that «These people have been sacrificed for the freedom of Cyprus. A big thank you on behalf of all Cypriots on behalf of the State of Cyprus “.
For his part N. Hardalias said that “for 47 years the hospitable Cypriot land has embraced our heroes. Today they are on their way back and it is a special honor and emotion for me to accompany together with the Commander of the Greek Armed Forces and the relatives, our heroes back home “.
«From the bottom of my heart I address a big “thank you” to the Republic of Cyprus for everything it does and for everything we will do together and will do, so that all our missing persons can be returned to their families in the battles and sacrifices they made. that did”, he added.
“I feel excited and proud,” says a hero’s sister
In statements by h Angeliki Karagouni, sister of the hero backup Karagouni Charalambou, stated how “I am here to pick up my brother’s bones to take them to Greece. I feel very excited, but at the same time proud that my brother is a hero “.
He added that “The last time I saw my brother was on July 5, 1974. I was then 14 years old and I remember that we went to Loutraki and greeted him. We lived a drama all these years, we did not see holidays, he did not see our own joys but he did not live his own joys “.
Answering a relevant question, he stated that “I was pleased to find his bones, but I wish there were more. I saw that in the bones they give me it seems that he has been executed, he was taken prisoner, he has a wound in his hand, half of his skull is with a bullet and I learned that half of his pelvis was found abused, which shows that he was abused as a prisoner “.
He added that “I feel proud from the moment I take my brother to his birthplace. I was the only one left from the family “.
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