Plaques with the inscription: A veteran lives here. Thank you for the victory! - are installed near the houses and apartments of those who defended our homeland during the Great Patriotic War. A commemorative plaque has appeared on Gennady Yushkevich’s doors. The veteran was also awarded with a medal of the Belarusian Union of Cadets for serving the homeland since childhood.
There are almost 4000 veterans in the Belarusian capital. Government representatives, non-governmental organizations, as well as cadets and students visit veterans these days in order to express gratitude to the defenders of the homeland.












