SAF Members Participate in Ceremony of Marking Vidovdan in Kruševac
Friday, 27.6.2025 | Culture and traditions
Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić and Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff General Milan Mojsilović attended today in Kruševac a series of activities of the Serbian Armed Forces members, who participated in the celebration of Vidovdan - June 28.
Members of the Serbian Armed Forces Guard paraded through the streets of Kruševac in the afternoon - from the Holiday Square at Kosturnica to the Monument to Kosovo Heroes, where the anthem was played and the flag of the Republic of Serbia was raised in honour of the holiday.
The Representative Orchestra of the Guard began the parade with the composition ”March on the Drina River”, and numerous citizens applauded and followed the blue Guard uniforms and cavalry platoon along Vidovdanska Street to the Monument to Kosovo Heroes. The Orchestra members performed a mix of Serbian patriotic songs and melodies of marches such as ”The King’s Guard”, ”Milan Obrenović” and ”Alexander the First”.
Members of the cavalry platoon had a special part in the unique performance in the streets of Kruševac, and demonstrated excellent competence and synchronization of riders and horses.
The attention of the youngest citizens of Kruševac was attracted by the service dogs from the Dog Training Centre of the Training Command, who paraded with their guides through the Kosovo Heroes Square and brought smiles to the faces of the little ones with their coordination and professionalism.
With the sounds of the Infantry March, to the delight of the citizens gathered at the Monument to Kosovo Heroes, the Guard members executed their drill - egzercir, demonstrating exceptional skills in performing actions with weapons. The attractive choreography, dexterity and harmony of the Guard members’ movements were rewarded with thunderous applause.
The ceremony of marking Vidovdan in Kruševac was attended by Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski, the Mayor of Kruševac Ivan Manojlović, representatives of the local government and numerous citizens of Kruševac.
