Fallen soldier awarded military cross

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Fallen soldier awarded military cross

May 28, 2008
By Rokas M. Tracevskis

VILNIUS - The Cross of Vytis, Lithuania’s second highest military award, has been conferred posthumously to Arunas Jarmalavicius for his deeds in Afghanistan. He was the first Lithuanian soldier killed in the conflict. Jarmalavicius died when a crowd attempted to storm a military station in the war-torn country. The cross was awarded to his family during his funeral in Alytus on May 27. President Valdas Adamkus awarded the Cross. Meanwhile, in Estonia, another soldier accidentally killed on M ...

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