Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili unveiled a memorial in honor of
those who died for Georgian independence and unity at the Square of
Heroes in Tbilisi on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reports.
The unveiling took place during Independence Day celebrations.
The Tower of Heroes monument is a 51-meter-tall metal construction,
with the names of the Georgian military pupils that died in 1921
fighting against the Red Army, leaders of an anti-Soviet revolt of
1924 and those that died during military actions in Abkhazia in
1992-1993 and in the 'five-day war' in South Ossetia in August 2008 -
altogether some 4 000 people.
In his speech, Saakashvili urged everyone to be prepared to defend
their country.
