THEMIS Vlamis from Voni village in Kythrea and Costas Siskos from Asha village in Famagusta, missing since the 1974 Turkish invasion, were given a proper burial yesterday in Limassol.
State spokesman, Stefanos Stefanou addressed the mourners at the funeral of Vlamis and spoke of his story.
Vlamis was a reserve soldier for the 305 infantry battalion which was sent to the One Milia area on August 14, during the Turkish invasion.
Once hemmed in by enemy forces, the Cypriot soldiers took refuge at Voni, where they dressed as civilians.
On August 15, Turkish forces rounded up all civilians of the village and executed them.
Vlamis’ remains were exhumed in 2005 from a mass grave in an area between Voni and the Turkish Cypriot village of Bekogiou.
Siskos’ remains were exhumed in 2008 from a mass grave in the village of Asha in Famagusta.
Cyprus Mail
Posted on January 16, 2012
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