20 years ago, on November 5, 1992 during the fight for one of the villages of Lachin Karen Manvelyan perished.

This year on November 5th a memory function was held in RA MoD military museum «Mother Armenia» dedicated to the 20th death anniversary and 45th birth anniversary of Karen Manvelyan. The function was titled – «If you want your people and Homeland live, have a will to die for them». Karen’s relatives, friends, teachers, guests were present on the function.

Historian Souren Sargsyan from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia said: «Karen had a short but heroic life. He became one of less people who live even after their death and give the generations the lessons of patriotism».

Shoushan Stepanyan