{"id":24893,"date":"2023-04-01T06:17:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T06:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/fallen-heroes-day-in-pictures"},"modified":"2023-04-01T08:44:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T08:44:42","slug":"fallen-heroes-day-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/fallen-heroes-day-in-pictures","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Heroes Day in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The commemoration of the Fallen Heroes Day began on February 27, 2011.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The event was meant to primarily remember the 15 BDF members who were killed during the Lesoma Ambush on February 27,1978 by the Rhodesian regime.<\/p>\n<p>Lesoma Commemoration, as it was called at the time, was held at Extension 14 cemetery, where 15 Lesoma Ambush victims were burried.<\/p>\n<p>Following the initial commemoration, a deliberate decision was taken to also recognise other fallen heroes and heroines who met their untimely death in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>The name was then changed to Fallen Heroes Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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