On October 27, award ceremony was held at the grand “Halk Hakydasy” Memorial Complex in honor of the remarkable date in the national calendar – the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Independence. Military and law enforcement personnel, who took part in the Independence Day parade, were presented with the “Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 25 Ýyllygyna Bagyşlanyp Geçirilen Dabaraly Harby Ýörişe Gatnaşyja” Commemorative Medal in recognition of their contribution to the well-organized event. At the request of President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, who had signed the relevant Decree, valiant defenders of the Motherland received the high state awards in a particularly solemn atmosphere. The ceremony participants laid flowers at the imposing monuments, which have become symbols of the people’s undying memory of the unfading feats of arms and labor of national heroes, who had given their lives for the happy future of coming generations. An award ceremony was also held on the parade ground of the Military Institute of the Defense Ministry of Turkmenistan.