“Walls are covered with mud, buildings, bridges have collapsed, cars and bicycles have been swept everywhere…,” soldiers who have witnessed the catastrophe say.
Minister is with his soldiers.
Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende received President of Gorizia Province Italy Enrico Gherghetta in his office on 4th October.
The Operations Centre of HDF organised a ceremonial meeting on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian arms control on the 28th September.
A four-day programme started in Pákozd Military Memorial Park on 25th September. During the events the participants commemorated the heroes of the 1848 Revolution and welcomed the troops of the HDF land forces.
Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende received His Excellency Hasan Kemal Gür, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Hungary for a complimentary meeting on 17th September.
On September the 21st Administrative State Secretary of the MoD Lajos Fodor gave a lecture on the first 100 days of the Ministry of Defence. The State Secretary of the MoD accepted the invitation of MZNDU Security Policy Special College. The event was attracted by great interest.
Nearly one hundred soldiers lined up last Wednesday afternoon at Kecskemét Air Base. The troops in desert combat uniform are about to leave for Afghanistan where they will serve in the staff officer group at Kabul International Airport or as mentors at the NATO ISAF Combat Service Support (CSS) Logistics School. Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende said farewell to the troops at the ‘Dezső Szentgyörgyi’ Air Base in Kecskemét.
After twelve years’ pause Hungarian-Polish military ministerial talks were resumed in Budapest on 17th September. During the discussions of Hungarian Defence minister Dr Csaba Hende and Klich Bogdan Polish Minister of Defence bilateral military cooperation, common security and defence policy of the East-Central European region were on the agenda.
Posthumous Second Lieutenant György Kolozsvári, war hero was laid to rest with military honours in Tata, on 4th September.
War hero warrant officer György Kolozsvári was promoted to posthumous second lieutenant by Minister of Defence Csaba Hende at the welcoming ceremony of the 8th rotation of HDF PRT on 7th of September. The soldier on mission had suffered serious injuries on 23rd August during the Afghanistan mission and died on the day of his comrades’ welcoming ceremony in ‘Honvéd’ Hospital.
Warrant officer György Kolozsvári who suffered life-threatening injuries in an Afghanistan attack died in hospital on Tuesday morning, September 7, 2010. His life could not have been saved despite that he was under the most intensive medical treatment.
The 2nd Rotation of the Hungarian Contingent Returned Home from Kosovo.
’’ The goal is not to win the war.”
Second-Lieutenant Judit Ábrahám war heroine killed in action in Afghanistan on 23rd of August, was buried in her home village, Alacska, on Monday afternoon.
Mrs Judit Ábrahám Papp was 23 years old when she lost her life in Afghanistan on Monday. Posthumously the Army promoted her from the rank of Technical Sergeant to the rank of Lieutenant and classified her death as honourable.
“The HDF KFOR contingent makes desperate efforts to stand ready for defending the Hungarian land founded 1000 years ago. The troops are ready to conduct peacekeeping operations, resolve the crisis, maintain stability and sustain necessary development in the Balkans.” Lieut. Gen. László Kanyó said in his ceremonial speech.
Best known for her role in the WWI Lajta Monitor currently has a dual role as the flagship of the HDF 1st Honvéd Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Warship Battalion and as a living museum.
“For the homeland till we die! “What a big goal, what a tremendous task you have devoted your lives to! The age we are living in often fears big words, commitments and the service, too. You however have just spoken the words of the oath before the whole nation. “For the homeland till we die! ”
In the presence of relatives and family members Lieutenant General Tibor Benkő bade farewell to the HDF 86th Air Mentor Team (AMT) in the Community Centre of the Szolnok Helicopter Base. The team consisting of 10 soldiers starts its service on 25th August 2010.