On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the representatives of the Pilsen Region, the City of Pilsen and Pilsen 3 City District, together with the members of the Army Association of Rehabilitated Soldiers (AARS) of the Army of the Czech Republic, commemorated the 51st anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies. The meeting took place at the commemorative plaque of AARS in T. G. Masaryk Square in Pilsen.
First Deputy Chairman of the Army Association of Rehabilitated Soldiers of the Army of the Czech Republic Jan Kabát opened the meeting by commemorating the then events. At the end of his speech he thanked the Pilsen Region, the City of Pilsen and the Pilsen 3 City District for financial and other support. He stressed that it is not commonplace in the Czech Republic and that they are one of the few associations that have such support. The meeting also included the speeches of the President of the Pilsen Region Josef Bernard, the Mayor of Pilsen Martin Baxa and the Mayor of the Pilsen 3 City District David Procházka. At the end, flowers were placed at the plaque.
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