Square opens in memory of Georgian Private Kuljanishvili on coalition base in Afghanistan
Four years have passed since the death of Georgian Soldier in Afghanistan. Photo: Ministry of Defence
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The square in honour of first class Georgian private, Vasil Kuljanishvili was opened in Afghanistan, at Bagram aviation base yesterday.
Four years have passed since the death of Georgian Soldier in Afghanistan. A marathon was held in memory of Kuljanishvili at a coalition base.
Czech, American, Polish and Bosnian servicemen and women took part in the run-off with the 43rd Battalion. The marathon winners were given prizes by Bagram Aviation Base Commander Brigadier, General Brian Wolford with gifts and certificates.
In memory of Vasil Kuljanishvili, the Embassy of Georgia in the US published the message of the soldiers who expressed their gratitude to Vasil Kuljanishvili on September 23:
From those of us in the United States Armed Forces who worked alongside Georgian soldiers, and those of us that fought alongside you; Your sacrifices are not lost or forgotten,” reads the letter, signed ‘all of us.’
Our huge gratitude to the #US #soldier leaving the most heartwarming message at the @GeorgianEmbassy door today!❤️
— Embassy of Georgia???????? in US (@GeorgianEmbassy) September 23, 2019
In memory of #Georgian soldier Vasil Kuljanashvili killed @ResoluteSupport mission in #Afghanistan in 2015 #GEOUS???????????????? pic.twitter.com/oUfhicZZzq
Vasil Kuljanishvili, a first class private of the 4th Georgian Infantry Brigade, Battalion 43, was killed during NATO Resolute Support mission as a result of insurgent attacks while on patrol.
A special memorial has been built at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan paying homage to a Georgian soldier who was killed last year while serving there in a NATO peacekeeping mission.
A new memorial has opened in Georgia to honour the memory of soldiers who died for the country’s territorial integrity and in peacekeeping operations abroad.
A 21-year-old Georgian soldier who died while on duty in a NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan has been farewelled in a poignant funeral service in his hometown city Rustavi.
One Georgian serviceman has been killed and another has been injured while on duty in Afghanistan. Both soldiers were part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission.
The Polish city of Wroclaw is now home to a square named after Georgian officers of the Polish Army, reports the Georgian Ambassador to Poland Ilia Darchiashvili.