“The history of my family is inextricably linked to the history of the country. Almost everyone in my family went to the war: both grandfathers, a grandmother who was called up in 1942. Thank God they came back alive, healthy, gave birth to my parents, raised me. Of course, for my family it is the dearest holiday. This is a wonderful tradition on 9 May to pay tribute to those people who achieved peace for us, freedom, the right to self-determination, the right to build a happy, peaceful life. I try to foster this tradition in my children,” Yuri Bondar said.
"The most striking impression of my childhood was the participation in flower ceremonies together with his grandfather, who was a frontline soldier, the minister said. “On this day he would wear his medals. We would lay flowers, meet with other war veterans. In general, these people did not like to talk about the war. Mostly they would remember their comrades, youth. War is, of course, the greatest tragedy, but it is also a school of life, wisdom. They were wise, very patriotic people who valued every minute of peaceful life, who tried to live their lives to the maximum and looked to the future with optimism,” Yuri Bondar said.
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