RIGA (BNS) - The remains of 10 unknown Latvian Legion soldiers were reburied with military honors Sept. 27 at an unofficial soldiers cemetery in Lestene. About 2,000 people attended.The ceremony was attended by Home Guard Commander Raimonds Graube and about 40 Home Guards, as well as former National Armed Forces Commander Juris Dalbins, who was dismissed for participating in a Legion commemoration event in March against orders.In the week leading up to the reburial, members of the armed forces scurried to proclaim the event as one showing respect for those who fought for Latvia and not a c...
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