SERB SOLDIERS’ IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTION TO SRPSKA DEFENCE

BANJA LUKA, MAY 12 /SRNA/ – Dragan Vrhovac, the head the Republika Srpska War Military Invalids Association, stated that the Republika Srpska Army made an immeasurable contribution to the defence of Republika Srpska and the protection of the Serb people.

"Every year, the RSA Day should be commemorated in a dignified manner, constantly remembering the Serb soldiers who gave their lives for Republika Srpska, as well as those who built parts of their bodies into its foundations," Vrhovac told SRNA on the occasion of May 12 – RSA Day.

On behalf of the Republika Srpska War Military Invalids Association, Vrhovac congratulated all members of the RSA and the Third Infantry /Republika Srpska/ Regiment on RSA Day.

Memorial service for fallen soldiers and civilian victims of the Defensive-Patriotic War will be held today at the Kozara Barracks in Banja Luka, as part of the marking of the Day of the Third Infantry /Republika Srpska/ Regiment of the BiH Armed Forces and the Day of the Republika Srpska Army.

The RSA was formed on May 12, 1992, and by the end of the Defensive.PatrioticWar it had 210,000 soldiers. According to data from the Republic Research Centre of War, War Crimes and Tracing Missing Persons, 23,659 soldiers were killed.

After 14 years of existence, the RSA became part of the BiH Armed Forces, where its military heritage and identity are safeguarded by the Third Infantry /Republika Srpska/ Regiment.