Remembrance of the Cadet Schools at the Zrínyi University
Szöveg: Tibor Tamás | 2011. október 3. 17:23On Wednesday, September 28 in the joint organisation of the Ministry of Defence and the Honvéd Re-enactment Association (HOHE) the one-time students commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the six Cadet Schools operating from 1941 until 1945 in the Banquet Hall of the Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University (ZMNE). The wife of the President of the Republic Katalin Schmittné Makray, Dr. István Simicskó, the MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and the former Prime Minister Dr. Péter Boross were also present at the event.
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Following the entry of the historical flags of the HOHE, the Royal Hungarian “Prince Csaba" Rapid Reaction (motorized) Forces Cadet School of Marosvásárhely, the Royal Hungarian “Gábor Áron" Honvéd Artillery Cadet School of Nagyvárad and the Royal Hungarian “Zrínyi Miklós" Honvéd Infantry Cadet School of Pécs, and after the singing of the Hymn (National Anthem), the attendees were welcomed by Ret. Col. Dr. Attila Gál on behalf of the HOHE. “We have retained everything, the sense of our life: the love of the homeland, the faith, the fortitude and the honour!" – he declared in his introduction.
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Following the speeches and recollections, István Simicskó presented tokens of appreciations on behalf of the Minister of Defence Dr. Csaba Hende. Afterwards, László Nagy, the Vice-Chairman of the HOHE and Tamás Böjthe, the General Secretary of the HOHE awarded memorial certificates to the one -time students of the six cadet schools. On behalf of his schoolmates Péter Boross, the “old cadet", the former Prime Minister spoke to the gathering.
The festive commemoration closed with a wreath-laying ceremony in the Zrínyi Memorial Garden at the memorial plaque of the unknown war heroes.
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