Funeral of martyr Pilot Captain Joseph Hanna, who was dead in a military helicopter crash

Friday, 25 August 2023

The Army Command and the people of Debl- Bint Jbeil held the funeral of the martyr Captain Joseph Hanna, who was martyred on 8/23/2023 in a military helicopter crash in Hammana. The funeral began with a ceremony honoring the martyr Captain in front of the Central Military Hospital - Badaro, where a group of the Military Police and Army Band saluted him and held the necessary ceremonies, and he was decorated with medals of war, the wounded, and military appreciation of silver degree, then the body was transferred to the city of Debl. The commander of South region represented the Minister of National Defense, Maurice Slim, and the Lebanese Army Commander In Chief, General Joseph Aoun, at the memorial ceremony.

Brigadier General P.S.C. Maroun Al-Kobayati, Commander of the Southern Region, declared a speech on the occasion, in which he praised the merits of the martyr and his eagerness to perform duty until the last moment of his life, and among which he stated: “We entrusted you with the distinguished officer with his morality and discipline, striving for the highest degrees of excellence, and the educated and decent person who set an example in integrity and integrity And the good qualities, the loyal father who struggles for the sake of his family, and the righteous son who was a source of pride for his family as for his town Debel.