The soldiers of the 30th Guards Brigade Mihai Viteazul organized, on Tuesday, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bucharest’s Carol I Park, the lighting ceremony of 100 candles to honor and appreciate the soldiers who fell in the line of duty, write Agerpres.

In the series of demonstrations dedicated to honoring all the heroes of the nation, known and unknown, fallen in all times and on all battlefields for the country, the ceremony included the lighting of torches, the prayer of remembrance of the heroes spoken by a military priest, the candle lighting ceremony, recital of military music and the end of the activity with the Lights Out signal.

The event was attended by the military of the 30th Guard Brigade, representatives of the Defense Staff and the Mihai Viteazul 30 Tradition and Continuity Association, part of these veterans of the guard unit who, in 1991, accompanied the procession to bring back the bones of the Unknown Soldier in the Romanian Capital City.

Since 1991, among the missions of the military of the 30th Guards Brigade Mihai Viteazul are the permanent guard and the assurance of the ceremonies taking place at the monument.