vladislav bondary, vitaly selyavko, television news agency. feat of veterans gave us the opportunity to live fully, work and strengthen the state. defense minister viktor khrenin spoke about this when presenting awards to the museum of the great patriotic war. a number of military personnel are worthy of medals for impeccable service of the first degree. each of them wears. its contribution to strengthening the defense capability of the state. nine veterans were also present in places of honor in the victory hall. for from the minister's hands they received a commemorative medal in honor of the eightieth anniversary of the country's liberation from the nazi invaders. after the ceremonial part, photos are taken as a keepsake of memories of past battles and exploits. it is impossible to erase the memory. and here in this room we see, here they are, our living veterans, ours. the winners, most of them, have already celebrated their centenary, but they came to this hall because we needed to present them with these medals, because in our country tr