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Latvia celebrates Lacplesis Day

11.11.2008

Lacplesis Day (War Heroes Memorial Day) is celebrated with many events throughout the day all over Latvia. On the day, President Valdis Zatlers ceremoniously greeted all the people and soldiers who gathered by the Freedom Monument in Riga, on the 89th anniversary of the establishment of the Latvian Army. In his address, Zatlers pointed out that this was the day  89 years ago in which it was determined whether there would ever be an independent Latvia.

Author: Gunita Trikuma

Camera: Inga Nestere

Editor: Pavels Podobajevs