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The Armed Forces continue to be shocked, as is the whole of Greece, by the loss of Sergeant Costas Meligonis, 34, who lost his life in a parachute fall.
Costas Meligonis participated on Thursday night in a night exercise by the special department of paratroopers in Megara, however, as has been known so far, due to strong winds he was outside the drop zone resulting in a swamp and he lost his life. of.
Immediately, the army forces began to “comb” the area to locate the 34-year-old paratrooper. Once they found him, they took him to Military Hospital 401, but it was too late.
Mitsotaki’s condolences on the death of the paratrooper
A message about the death of the Armed Forces paratrooper was previously sent by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with his post on social media.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis post:
“The Armed Forces and all Greeks today mourn a young man who entered service. The sergeant of our paratroopers, who was mortally wounded in a demanding night exercise. I am aware of the effort of our uniformed personnel to avoid accidents with strict security measures in the units. But the training is laborious to keep the army fighting. And sadly, that’s where danger lurks.
The conditions of the painful loss will surely be determined. But now is the time for reflection. My thoughts turn to the family of the sergeant who was lost with the coat of arms on his chest. The State will be at your side.
I have already spoken with your brother, who also belongs to our elite forces. And I felt doubly sad. But also doubly proud. To him, and to all his companions, I only ask one thing: to mourn the lost companion, courage and stubbornness to defend the homeland. It will be the best honor in his memory ”.
The announcement of the National Defense General Staff
“The National Defense General Staff announces that on the night of September 3-4, 2020, Sergeant EPOP (PZ) KM from the Interdisciplinary Special Operations Command Unit unit during a commercial night ground free jump operation he was fatally injured.
GEETHA expresses its condolences to his family. The causes and circumstances of the accident are being duly investigated. “
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