I felt everything I needed to feel; I should have been punished, I was punished; I had to be hardened, I was hardened; what else should I see? Participant War Michel Ghaitanjyan
“On 9 November, when we heard the news that the war was over, we were all frozen, we did not know how we would feel at that moment. We were sitting with the battery commander and did not talk about anything.” Iravaban.net talked about the 44-day Artsakh war unleashed by Azerbaijan with blogger, participant of war Michel Ghaitanjyan.
He was drafted into the army on 24 July, 2019. Michel was on the observation post when he learned that a war had started. According to him, they started realizing that a war had begun when his commander and other military official gathered at the observation post and started acting.
“I was the liaison of the commander of our regiment. I remember, it was the second day of the war, I was standing in the trench, and my commander passed by and honestly said how tired he was. There was a connection between us and the commander to help and support each other,” Michel says.
He remembers that as a result of his correct calculations, the boys were able to hit many enemy targets. He also says that many boys constantly heard his order “hide”, even in the slightest danger: he does not even remember how many times he called “hide”
“About two years after the war, I remember those episodes with surprise. I cannot imagine how I went through it. When I look back and see what I was in months ago, what I was upset about, and what I might be upset about today, I realize that I cannot be upset about anything else,” Michel tells.
He also tells how they moved from their positions, because the enemy had found their place. According to Michel, it was the most difficult and memorable moment for him.
“When we were going down, I had a lot of heavy things in my hand, I was very sad and emotional. When I was alone, I put my things down, sat on it, and started talking to myself or God for about 5 minutes saying that all this is enough: I felt everything I needed to feel; I should have been punished, I was punished; I had to be hardened, I was hardened, what else should I see?” Michel remembers.
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