Armed Forces Day celebrated in ISAF, UNDOF, and KFOR missions
Members of the 17th HRVCON in the international ISAF operation in Afghanistan, 6th HRVCON in the UNDOF peacekeeping mission on the Golan Heights and 7th HRVCON in the KFOR operation in Kosovo marked 20th anniversary of the formation of the Croatian Armed Forces, Armed Forces Day and Day of the Army.
On this occasion, the lineups of HRVCON in the ISAF mission, UNDOF, and KFOR members were held, congratulations were read, and selected members of HRVCON were delivered promotions and commendations.
Also, members of HRVCON in the ISAF, UNDOF, and KFOR missions were addressed by their commanders. Commander of the 17th HRVCON in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, Colonel Blaz Beretin said that the success of the CAF members that they had achieved in these 20 years should be an encouragement to all generations of Croatian soldiers. Colonel Beretin also thanked everyone who contributed to the same, and who guaranteed a secure future of Croatia and all its citizens.
Commander of the 6th HRVCON in the peacekeeping mission on Golan Heights, Major Denis Vukovic said that members of the 6th HRVCON perfectly performed their tasks which have been put before them, while the commander of the 7th HRVCON in the KFOR peacekeeping operation in Kosovo Captain Tihomir Majeric in his address highlighted the professionalism of HRVCON members in conducting tasks and integrity at all levels in the KFOR mission.
In Commemoration of Armed Forces Day, for members of HRVCON were held Holly Masses for the dead, the deceased and missing Croatian soldiers in the Homeland War.
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