Medal Awarding Ceremony Held in Kosovo

Szöveg: Captain Piroska Kozák | 2019. március 7. 10:49

The soldiers of the 19th Rotation of the HDF KFOR Contingent (KFOR-19 HUNCON) received the NATO Medal for the Balkans in recognition of their service rendered in the Unified Balkans Theatre of War in Camp Novo Selo in the recent days.

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The ceremony was honoured by the presence of Maj.-Gen. Lorenzo D’addario, the Commander of KFOR, who praised the importance of KFOR in his speech to the servicemen of the KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion (KTRBN) before the awarding of the medals. He stressed that the mission has continuously guaranteed the security of the region in the past two decades, and the Hungarian soldiers have a vital role in the operation.

In his speech, he highlighted the service of the Tactical Reserve Battalion performed in the past few months, which fully contributed to the successful execution of the operational tasks of NATO’s largest mission in the region. KFOR Commander particularly underlined those assigned standby-by duties, where the Hungarian soldiers showed exemplary effectiveness.

In his reply speech, Lt.-Col. Bálint Legoza, the Commander of the Hungarian Contingent emphasised the extremely significant and complex task-system, in which the Hungarian servicemen performed their mission. He pointed out that the Hungarian soldiers feel a great pride that it is with this medal that NATO thanks them for their service.

At the awarding ceremony the medals were presented to the Hungarian soldiers – in addition to the KFOR Commander – by the Command Sergeant Major of the Mission Massimo Contu, the Senior National Representative (SNR) of the Hungarian soldiers serving in Kosovo, Lt.-Col. András Somlai-Kiss, the Commander of Camp Novo Selo, Lt.-Col. Attila Kovács and Lt.-Col. Bálint Legoza.