Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei today honored the memory of martyrs, on the day designated to commemorate martyrs in Sacred Defense Week.
In a message, he said, "The auspicious names of the martyrs and designation of a day of Sacred Defense Week for them convey a great theme."
He said that the symbolic move implies that a nation will never be able to defend its national identity, values, and beliefs without devotion and sacrifice, and added, "The Iranian nation taught the lesson to all the world and made history."
"Martyrs are shining on the forehead of the country like a precious gem, and that's for the same reason that any enlightened heart and clean conscience consider their reverence as imperative," he said.
Source: IRNA, Iran, September 25, 2008
