Today, approximately 1,700 veterans are marching through Karl Johan to mark 30 years since Norway participated in international operations in the Balkans.
– Reuniting with those you have been out with is an incredibly important moment. It is important for the Armed Forces to take care of our veterans.
That’s what Colonel Morten Henriksen says. He is a veteran inspector and is responsible for the scheme today.
– There is a joy mixed with horror in this, but it looks like it will go well, he says.
The anniversary was actually supposed to be a couple of years ago, but Henriksen is happy to finally be able to carry it out.
– It has been postponed a bit due to covid and other things, but now we finally got it done.
12,000 veterans from all over the country were invited to the anniversary.
The party will continue and the veterans will, among other things, go to Oslo spektrum to see the Norwegian Military Tattoo (NMT), before they go back to Akershus fortress to celebrate the evening.
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