UAE leaders honor martyrs on Commemoration Day

The leaders of the United Arab Emirates honored the country’s martyrs on Commemoration Day, otherwise known as Martyrs’ Day, which is marked annually on November 30 in the UAE.

The President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said the country will always remember those who sacrificed their lives in “defense of the nation, in preservation of its sovereignty, and in protection of its achievements,” the official WAM news agency reported on Monday.

WAM added that Sheikh Khalifa said the martyrs’ sacrifices are “medals of pride” that will adorn “our chests and those of our children and grandchildren,” in a statement given to ‘Nation Shield,’ the UAE Armed Forces magazine.

For his part, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, paid tribute to the country’s martyrs.