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    <title>She Lived a Hero and Died a Hero</title>
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        Posthumous Second Lieutenant Judit Ábrahám Pappné &ndash; a servicewoman who had died a hero&rsquo;s death in Afghanistan on August 23 &ndash; was buried in her native village Alacska, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the afternoon of August 30.  Col. Zsolt Sándor, the Commanding Officer of the HDF 25th Klapka Gy&ouml;rgy Infantry Brigade of Tata commemorated the deceased female soldier at the funeral.
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    <title>&#8220;They Were Doing Their Duty&#8221;</title>
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        Lt. (Med.) Dr. Fruzsina Dani &ndash; a servicewoman seriously injured during an attack on a Hungarian military convoy that took place in Afghanistan on August 23 &ndash; gave a short press conference in the presence of Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende and Lt-Gen. Tibor Benkő, Chief, MoD Defence Staff on August 29, shortly after the mortal remains of posthumous Second-Lieutenant Judit Ábrahám Pappné were received with military honors in Kecskemét, Hungary.
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    <title>&#8222;Your Casket Is Covered with the Flag of the Nation&#8221;</title>
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        The mortal remains of posthumous Second-Lieutenant Judit Ábrahám Pappné have been transported to Hungary. In the morning of August 29 the body of the deceased Hungarian servicewoman who had died a heroine in Afghanistan was received with military honors in the presence of mourning family members as well as several MoD and HDF leaders at the HDF 59th Szentgy&ouml;rgyi Dezső Air Base, Kecskemét. 
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    <title>Hungarian Soldier Killed in Action in Afghanistan</title>
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        A Hungarian servicewoman was killed while another three Hungarian troops were wounded in an attack that took place on Monday, August 23 at 01:30 GMT in Northern Afghanistan. One of the surviving casualties is very seriously injured (VSI) while the other two have sustained serious injuries.  
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    <title>Set an Example of Valor and Humanity, Give Self-Confidence and Courage!</title>
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        Having passed out of the &lsquo;Miklós Zrínyi&rsquo; National Defence University, several graduate officer cadets took their oath in Heroes&rsquo; Square, Budapest on August 20. President of the Hungarian Republic Dr. Pál Schmitt and Minister of Defence of the Hungarian Republic Dr. Csaba Hende delivered speeches at the commissioning ceremony.
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    <title>Officers&#8217; Sabers without Blemish</title>
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        &lsquo;Instead of implementing a recently fashionable reform, we intend to create a well-functioning system that will stand the test of time&hellip;We must rebuild and fundamentally renew the institutional structure of national defence&rsquo; &ndash; this was how Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende determined the priorities for the near future at a ceremonial staff meeting held on August 19 in Stefánia Palace, Budapest.
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    <title>&#8222;Our Traditions Show the Way Ahead&#8221;</title>
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        MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. István Simicskó ceremonially opened the 11th International Air Show and Military Display on August 7 at the HDF 59th Szentgy&ouml;rgyi Dezső Air Base in Kecskemét. Although initially it was foggy, the first aircraft were cleared for take-off in the morning hours.  
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    <title>Ceremony and Farewell to HDF Troops in Hódmezővásárhely</title>
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        The ninth rotation of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) to deploy in Afghanistan and the third one of the HDF KFOR contingent to Kosovo (KFOR HUN CONT) were bidden farewell on August 5 in Hódmezővásárhely where a unit colors awarding ceremony of the 62nd Infantry Battalion, HDF 5th Bocskai István Infantry Brigade took place on the same day. The events were organized by the HDF Joint Force Command.  
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    <title>Second HDF Air Mentor Team Deploys to Kabul</title>
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        On August 18 Lt-Gen. Tibor Benkő, Chief, MoD Defence Staff bade farewell to the staff of the HDF 86th Air Mentor Team (HDF AMT) &ndash; which is about to rotate into ISAF, Afghanistan &ndash; in the community centre of the HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base. The 10-man team is scheduled to commence its tour of duty at KAIA as of August 25, 2010.  
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    <title>The minister in Hódmezővásárhely and Szentes </title>
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        Dr. Csaba Hende, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Hungary paid a visit on Thursday to the HDF 5th &lsquo;István Bocskai&rsquo; Infantry Brigade&rsquo;s battalions stationed in Hódmezővásárhely, and to Szentes, to the HDF 37th &lsquo;Ferenc Rákóczi II&rsquo; Engineering Regiment. 


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    <title> The minister&#8217;s visit to the Logistic Supply Centre </title>
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        Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende paid a visit on July 30 to the Hungarian Defence Forces&rsquo; Logistic Supply Centre. The minister and his delegation were received by Col. (eng.) Albert Barnucz, the commander of the LSC, who recently returned from a general staff course, and Lt.Col. Zsigmond Leskó, the deputy commander of the organisation and acting commander. 
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    <title>1375 first year students at the University of National Defence </title>
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        More than six thousand students have submitted their application to Zrínyi Miklós University of National Defence. The admission marks were announced on July 22 - in September, 1375 first year students will begin their studies in the Bachelors or Masters programmes of the university. 

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    <title>Tank troops commemorated Saint Christopher </title>
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        The tank troops of the Hungarian Defence Forces celebrated their service day a few days ago, on July 25 in Tata, where they also commemorated Saint Christopher, their patron saint, who is still held in high esteem by black beret troops. 
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    <title>The Centre of Excellence will have a department in Munich </title>
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        On the occasion of reaching full operational readiness the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine held a press conference to give an accout of their achievements, capabilities and current programs. At the event Col. Dr. Thomas Harbaum, MD, Deputy Director and Col. Dr. István Kopcsó, MD, Director briefed the representatives of the press on the activities of the Centre. 
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    <title>New military technology park in Zánka </title>
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        Zánkaland, the military technology park opened its gates on July 26 in the Zánka Youth Camp. Minister of Defence Dr. Csaba Hende, Lt.Gen. Tibor Benkő, Chief of Defence Staff, MoD, and Ms Ágnes Bogó, the managing director of the Zánka Youth Camp delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. The equipments on display help visitors explore the history of artillery, the technology of armoured and other types of vehicles, aviation, engineering, and logistic corps. 
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    <title>Ministerial visit to Tata </title>
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        Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende paid a visit on July 26 to the HDF 25th &lsquo;Gy&ouml;rgy Klapka&rsquo; Infantry Brigade where he was received with military honours. Also present were Maj.Gen. Zoltán Orosz, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, MoD annd Maj.Gen. József Kovács, Commander, HDF Joint Forces Command. 
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    <title>Air Show - For the eleventh time </title>
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        The 11th International Air Show and Military Display will be held on 7-8 August at the Hungarian Defence Forces&rsquo; 59th &lsquo;Dezső Szentgy&ouml;rgyi&rsquo; Aviation Base. Csaba Hende, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Hungary, told about the details in a press conference at the Kecskemét Airport. 
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    <title>For what the bell tolls </title>
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        A sports pilgrimage and dragonboat roadshow was held in every town and village in the Dunakanyar area, starting from Mary&rsquo;s Chapel in Visegrád, arriving at Heroes Square, Budapest, in celebration of the 554th anniversary of János Hunyadi&rsquo;s 1456 victory over the Turks at Nándorfehérvár
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    <title>The Győr corps&#8217; exam in the line of fire </title>
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        One of the Mistral units of the HDF 12th &lsquo;Arrabona&rsquo; Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment performed a tactical live fire exercise in the beginning of July at the artillery range in Todendorf, Germany. At the live fire exercise Hungarian troops annihilated six targets out of six live missile launches. We interviewed Lt.Col. (eng.) Ferenc Kovács, the commander of the regiment at the training exercise. 
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    <title>&#8220;Afghans are waving when they see the Hungarian flag&#8221; </title>
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        Dr. Péter Ambrus, writer, spent six days in Afghanistan with the 7th PRT rotation to write a book about the real mission. Besides making interviews with the soldiers and senior military officers supervising and controlling the activities of the mission, he fully participated in the life of the camp. Our conversation with Dr. Ambrus. 
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