The Day of Bravery and of the Bulgarian Army was marked in Sofia with a water blessing ceremony of the battle flags and the Bulgarian holy flags.
On Saint George's Day tribute was paid to all those known and unknown soldiers who died for the freedom and independence of Bulgaria also with demonstrations of the high skills of Bulgaria's land troops, Air Force and Navy as well as the Special Commandment of Specialized Operations.
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