February 20. 8:30. Glory Memorial Tiraspol. There began a solemn meeting devoted to the Day of Defender of the Fatherland. It was attended by members of parliament of the republic, headed by vice-speaker Alexander Scherba.
The President opened the meeting, expressed special gratitude to our veterans. A representative of the older generation, a member of the public organization "Veterans of war, labor and armed forces of Tiraspol", the retd lieutenant colonel Valery Glazkov continued relay of congratulations addressed these days the soldiers, defenders, standing guard over peace and security of Pridnestrovie. His own poem about veteran defenders of the Fatherland could not have come at a better time.
... The metronome counts per minute of silence in memory of the fallen soldiers on the battlefield. Wreaths and flowers to the graves of those who died for the freedom and independence of their Motherland during the Great Patriotic War and in 1992 from the president, prime minister, the vice-speaker, lawmakers, Cabinet members, military commanders and peacekeeping forces, representatives Tiraspol-Dubossary diocese, public organizations, labor collectives, the city schools under volleys of weapons and mourning melody.