Rescuer Day in Armenia

Photo from newsarmenia.amOn September 4, 2008, at a meeting of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, it was announced that this day would henceforth be considered the Day of the Rescuer.

Armenian rescuers have extensive experience in emergency situations. In 1988, they, along with thousands of other volunteers from across the Soviet Union, saved the lives of many northern Armenians affected by the earthquake. The rescuers of Armenia played a huge role during the brutal war in the early 90s. Thanks to the heroic actions of many of them, hundreds of people were saved, and thanks to the efforts of rescuers, the country was cleared of minefields.

Among the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, a special role is occupied by military doctors - people who, under the whistle of bullets, saved their comrades, sometimes at the cost of their lives.

Hero of the Soviet Union - medical officer Sergei Vartanovich Grigoryan - one of these heroes.

Sergey Vartanovich Grigoryan

He was born in Vladikavkaz, in 1923. In 1940, the talented young man entered the Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute, but the war that began in 1941 forced him to leave the institute and go to the front.

The commander of the sanitary platoon, he personally carried out from the battlefield forty men with weapons, and under his leadership the platoon saved the lives of 250 soldiers.

In 1943, the fearless lieutenant Grigoryan, saving the life of the battalion commander, covering him with himself, was mortally wounded.

For his courage, Sergei Grigoryan was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded the Order of Lenin.