The people from Florida paid tribute to their martyrs

By Reinier Barrios Mesa.
(barrios@rflorida.icrt.cu)

A day of homage to the men who died in missions related to the defense of the country took place this Sunday in Florida, as part of the activities for the 19th anniversary of the tribute operation that honours the heroes and martyrs of internationalist missions and other actions in favour to the Revolution.

Since very early in the morning, the family of the combatants, the principal leaders and many people from Florida covered the streets of the city to place flowers in the cultural center “Luis Casas Romero” and in the bust of Antonio Maceo, located in the park “Jose Marti”.

The pilgrimage continued towards the cemetery, place where was developed a military ceremony, where the art instructors sang songs and recited poems that recalled the Giron days, the struggle against bandits, the Cuban mission in Angola and other actions to defend the Revolution.

In the pantheon of the men who fell in combat were placed flowers in the name of the Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, the minister of the Revolutionary armed forces and the people from Florida.

The ceremony celebrated this December 7th in Florida ended with the homage to the family of these martyrs to confirm once again the importance to bring to the present the history of more than 50 years of battles, guided by the proletarian internationalism and the love for freedom.