David Ghazaryan

David Ghazaryan (Armenian: Դավիթ Ղազարյան; 5 May 1989 – September–October 2020) was an Armenian Lieutenant-Colonel, participant of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war. In 2020 he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award.

David Ghazaryan
Native name
David Ghazaryan
Born(1989-05-05)May 5, 1989
Vedi, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedSeptember-October 2020(2020-10-00) (aged 31)
Republic of Artsakh (de facto)
Allegiance Armenia
 Artsakh
Service/branchArtsakh Defence Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Battles/warsFour-Day War
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
AwardsHero of Artsakh
Golden Eagle medal
Alma materVazgen Sargsyan Military University

Awards and honours

By the decree of the President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan, David Ghazaryan has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh.[1]

For exceptional services rendered to the Artsakh Republic while defending and ensuring the security of the Motherland, as well as for bravery and personal courage, I have awarded Defense Army servicemen David Ghazaryan (posthumously)... with the highest title of the "Hero of Artsakh", awarding them with the "Golden Eagle" order.

— President of the Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan

According to the President of the Artsakh Republic, Ghazaryan fought on the principle “not a step back” and performed a heroic deed.[2]

Personal life

He was married and had two children.[3]

References
  1. ԱՀ նախագահ Արայիկ Հարությունյանը բարձրագույն կոչումներ է շնորհել ԱՀ ՊԲ զինծառայողներին (տեսանյութ)
  2. "Пятерым военнослужащим присвоено высшее звание Героя Арцаха, одному из них - посмертно" [Five servicemen were awarded the highest title of Hero of Artsakh, one of them posthumously]. armenpress.am (in Russian). Armenpress. 2020-10-04.
  3. "Ընկերոջը հրել է, որպեսզի բան չլինի ու զոհվել է․ ով է Արցախի հերոս Դավիթ Ղազարյանը (ֆոտո)". news.am (in Armenian). 2020-10-15.
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