“As La Défense strives to rebuild itself in the face of an increasingly tense geopolitical context and a period of fragile peace, the stated desire to misuse its resources is not only irresponsible but also disrespectful of those who sacrificed their lives. for the homeland“, also castigates the union.
Its president Chris Huybrechts points out in particular that attacking the status of Defense personnel could cause “irreversible damage to defense“. “It is imperative that we strengthen and improve the defense today, before it is too late“, he pleads.
The SLFP-Defense says it is launching a solemn appeal to political decision-makers to “strengthen rather than weaken the operational capabilities of our defense and its personnel“. “Honoring fallen soldiers also means respecting those who continue to serve“, argues the union this Armistice Day.
The Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, temporarily ending the fighting of the First World War which had begun four years earlier. The “Great War” officially ended on June 28, 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles. It left more than 18 million dead and many injured and mutilated.
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