Honourable Minister! Honourable Commander of the National Armed Forces! Leaders of Jelgava City and Municipality! Soldiers, National Guard, Young Guard, Scouts and Guides! Distinguished guests! Each year, we gather here at Ložmetējkalns to honour those who fought and those who fell on this battlefield – the men we now know as the Latvian Riflemen. It was here that they found the resolve and the strength that would later carry them through the War of Independence as they fought for our Latvia,…
Honourable Minister! Honourable Commander of the National Armed Forces! Leaders of Jelgava City and Municipality! Soldiers, National Guard, Young Guard, Scouts and Guides! Distinguished guests! Each year, we gather here at Ložmetējkalns to honour those who fought and those who fell on this battlefield – the men we now know as the Latvian Riflemen. It was here that they found the resolve and the strength that would later carry them through the War of Independence as they fought for our Latvia, so that our nation might become free and independent. This is the moment when, standing here together, we recognise that whatever challenges we may face in our lives pale in comparison to the hardships endured by the riflemen at Ložmetējkalns, in the…
