Pilots Major Krsnik and Captain 1st Class Zvonko Vasiljević Laid to Rest
Tuesday, 29.9.2020 | News
Pilots Major Dejan Krsnik and Captain 1st Class Zvonko Vasiljević, who tragically died on 25 September in a MiG-21 crash in the area of the village of Brasina near Mali Zvornik, were buried today with full military honours.
Major Dejan Krsnik was buried in the New Bežanija Cemetery in Belgrade. Besides family members, relatives, co-workers and friends, his funeral was attended by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence, Major General Duško Žarković, Head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Major General Želimir Glišović and the Head of the Logistics Directorate, Brigadier General Srđan Petković.
The flag of the Republic of Serbia was given to Major Krsnik’s son as a sign of remembrance and eternal gratitude of the homeland for everything that the pilot had done for it.
Major Dejan Krsnik was the Commander of the 4th Aviation Section of the 101st Fighter Squadron. He was born in Belgrade on 28 May 1971. He was a professional serviceman since 30th July 1994. He was married and a father of one child.
Captain 1st Class Zvonko Vasiljević, was buried in the cemetery in the village of Donja Borina near Mali Zvornik. Besides family members, relatives, co-workers and friends, his funeral was attended by the Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major General Petar Cvetković, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Air Defence Command, Brigadier General Aleksandar Bjelić and the Commander of the 204th Air Force Brigade, Colonel Brane Krnjajić.
The flag of the Republic of Serbia was given to Captain Vasiljević’s wife as a sign of remembrance and eternal gratitude of the homeland for everything that the pilot had done for it.
Captain 1st Class Zvonko Vasiljević was Assistant Commander for Intelligence and Reconnaissance Activities of the 101st Fighter Squadron. He was born in Loznica on 3 October 1977. He was a professional serviceman since 29 September 2001. He was married and a father of two children.
