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Rahim Afshar, a fighter in the Holy Defense and narrator of the book Sayeh-ye Tak (Shadow of the Vine), was a guest on the 284th Night of Remembrance program (October 2017). He spoke about the enemy's attack on the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Baath Party. Nabavi said: "O humble servant, I am the memory of eleven people from the group of personnel who entered the 120 mm mortar unit in 1983 ...Memoirs of Ahmad Nabavi
Seyyed Ahmad Nabavi, a Sacred Defense commander and narrator of the book Berasad be Khanom-e F (For Mrs. F) was the guest of the 284th program of the Night of Remembrance (October 2015). He spoke about the preliminary Operation Wal-Fajr. Nabavi said: “In the winter of 1983, the preliminary Operation Wal-Fajr was carried out. This operation was carried out after the operations of Fath al-Mubin, Beit al-Maqdis, Ramadan, and Muharram.Memoirs of Majid Yousefzadeh
Majid Yousefzadeh, a disabled veteran of the Sacred Defense and a fighter of the Shrine Defender forces, was a guest at the 284th Night of Reminiscence program held in October 2017. He shared memories concerning military operations in Syria and the martyrdom of Mohsen Hojaji.Memoirs of Mohammad Kazem Taqavi
Brigadier General Mohammad Kazem Taqavi, Deputy Commander of the Border Guard Command of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA), was the guest speaker at the 283rd Night of Reminiscence program held in September 2017. He recounted memories from Operation Fath ol-Mobin. He stated:Memories of Mr. Jalal Setareh
Second Brigadier General of the Guards [Mr.] Jalal Setareh, Deputy of Maritime Operations of the Border Guard Command of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA), was the guest of the 283rd episode of the "Night of Memories" program (September 2017). He shared memories about the Preliminary Dawn Operation and after the Dawn 8 Operation. He said: ...Memories of Farshid Eskandari
Mr. Farshid Eskandari, a veteran pilot and former prisoner of war from the Sacred Defense era, was the guest of the 282nd episode of the “Night of Memories” program in August 2017. He shared his experiences from his time in captivity, stating: "I had been colleagues with martyr Hossein Lashkari since 1973. Later, we were both deployed to the United States, where we served in the same squadron.Memoirs of Manizheh Lashkari
Monijeh Lashkari, the wife of the late freed POW (Prisoner of War) and martyr Hossein Lashkari, was a guest at the 282nd session of the “Night of Memories” program (August 2017). She spoke about her memories of her husband’s return home. Mrs. Lashkari married pilot Hossein Lashkari in 1979. They lived together for only one year and four months. After that, Hossein Lashkari spent eighteen years in captivity under Saddam’s army.A Pictorial Chronicle of a Surgeon’s Years of War and Healing;
Photo Album from The Doctor of fly
The Doctor of fly, authored by Fatemeh Dehghan Niri, presents the memoirs of Dr. Mohammad-Taqi Khorsandi Ashtiani, Professor Emeritus and a subspecialist in Otolaryngology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Compiled within the framework of oral history, the work recounts different stages of his life—from childhood and years of ...Memories of Seyed Javad Pouyanfar
The 282nd edition of the Night of Sacred Defense Reminiscences series was held on the afternoon of Thursday, July 27, 2017 in the Soureh Hall of the Artistic sect of the Islamic revolution. In this program, pilot Seyed Javad Pouyanfar recounted his memories, saying: “We went on the mission on September 19 with four aircrafts, together with Martyr Lashkari, toward Zain al-Qous. That area was on our soil, but it had been occupied by the Iraqis.The Illustrated Untold Stories of a Diplomat:
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