{"id":38853,"date":"2019-04-03T21:18:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=38853"},"modified":"2024-04-03T00:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:12:07","slug":"multinational-tribute-in-besmayah-to-the-spanish-military-fallen-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2019\/04\/03\/multinational-tribute-in-besmayah-to-the-spanish-military-fallen-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Multinational tribute in Besmayah to the Spanish military fallen in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Friday, March 29, at the \"Gran Capit\u00e1n\" Base in Besmayah, in Iraq, members of the Spanish Army and the Spanish Civil Guard honored their fallen comrades in that country.<\/p>\n

A great video of the Protection Force of the Spanish paratroopers in Besmayah<\/a><\/rel>
\nThis is how the future 'green berets' of the Spanish Army are trained<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

At the moment the IX Spanish contingent is deployed in Iraq<\/strong>, formed by soldiers of the Brigade \"Guzm\u00e1n el Bueno\" X of C\u00f3rdoba, the Infantry Regiment \"Garellano\" n\u00ba45 of Bilbao and of other units of the Spanish Army, the Spanish Air Force and the Spanish Civil Guard. The troops of the Spanish Army will be relieved in May by soldiers of the \"Canarias\" XVI Brigade. Here we see Brigadier General Carlos Prada Larrea, head of the Spanish contingent, reviewing the troop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During this act of homage, General Prada addressed the military present, who carry out training missions for the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi Police to fight against ISIS, within the framework of Operation Inherent Resolve.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this tribute to the Spaniards fallen in Iraq, military of other allied nations also participated<\/strong>, concretely Portugal, the United States, France, Canada and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

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As tradition marks, the tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain was accompanied by the \"Toque de Oraci\u00f3n\" (Touch of Prayer)<\/a><\/strong>, with the participation of the flags of the Spanish military units deployed in Besmayah.<\/p>\n

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Both Spaniards and soldiers from other countries deposited wreaths<\/strong> in the monument that remembers in Besmayah the Spanish fallen in Iraq. The American soldiers deposited in the monument a flag of their country, folded in the shape of a triangle, as they usually do to honor their fallen.<\/p>\n

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In the monument of the \"Gran Capit\u00e1n\" Base, next to the Cross and the Coat of Arms of Spain, the names of the fallen ones appear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The names that appear in that monument are the following, in this order:<\/p>\n