AGBU Zahle Chapter Veterans Diploma

1973 11 18 AGBU Zahle Chapter Veterans Diploma On Sunday, November 18, 1973, a private ceremony was held in the Uzbashian Hall for the presentation of certificates to 40 veterans of the AGBU Zahle Local and Women's Committees.----------- Below is an excerpt from the speech delivered by Mr. Hovhannes Tabakian on that occasion:--------------- "... Every certificate is an ending in itself, marking a completed work, a success, a milestone. But veteran certificates are not merely an end; they represent the beginning of a new life, -----------the start of a new phase, a source of motivation. ------------The veteran certificate gains its true value and meaning----------- only when the veteran, with learned confidence, leads others towards becoming veterans.---------- It is not a testimony to past actions that the veteran receives, but rather a license for future activity..."---------