Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Mathews Chilekwa says commemoration of the Remembrance Day is an opportunity to recommit to peace and unity, promoting a harmonious society and honouring fallen soldiers from World Wars one and two.
Rev Chilekwa noted that it is therefore imperative to embrace the peace gained after the first and Second World War through observance of the Remembrance Day.
The Permanent Secretary made the remarks in an interview with the media in Chinsali today soon after laying wreaths at Chinsali cenotaph in Muchinga Province.
During the memorial event, Chaplain Sitwala Mukenani, Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) under Zambia Army, in a homily said the call of duty is not a demand for payment, but a fulfillment of one’s responsibility through God’s grace.
Chaplain Mukenani added that the idea of the call to duty suggests a voluntary response, quoting the book of Judges Chapter 4:9 in the sermon titled “When Duty Calls”.
He said that the observance of the solemn occasion to remember those who died in service is a memorial day that has been observed since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces who have died in the line of duty
“As we gather to remember those who served and died in the line of duty, the remembrance day was set, primarily marking the end of world war hostilities,” He said.
The Remembrance Day began as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m.
