Armenia Army Day: Honoring Service Beyond the Battlefield

Each year on Armenia Army Day, we pause to honor the men and women who have served, and those who gave their lives in defense of the Armenian people.

But remembrance cannot end with ceremony alone.

Army Day is also a reminder of the long-term responsibility owed to families who carry the weight of loss long after uniforms are folded and headlines fade. For many, the consequences of war are lived daily — through displacement, disrupted lives, and the difficult work of rebuilding stability from the ground up.

At Lorik Humanitarian Fund, we have seen these realities firsthand.

Through our housing and resettlement efforts, we have been able to provide 13 permanent homes to families displaced from Artsakh and affected by war. Five of these homes have gone to families of fallen heroes — parents, spouses, and children whose lives were permanently altered by sacrifice.

A home does not erase loss, but it restores something essential: safety, continuity, and the ability to move forward.

This work is not symbolic. It is practical, long-term, and rooted in responsibility.

We’ve seen these challenges firsthand through Lorik Humanitarian Fund, working with families resettled in Armenia after displacement from Artsakh. Our approach focuses on permanent solutions — housing, education, and livelihoods — because honoring service means standing with families not just on memorial days, but every day after.

On Army Day, we remember courage.But we also recommit to action.

Honoring service means more than remembrance. It means taking responsibility for the families who live with the consequences of sacrifice long after the ceremonies end. Providing permanent homes, stability, and a future for displaced families and the families of fallen heroes is one concrete way to turn gratitude into action.

At Lorik Humanitarian Fund, this work continues, not as symbolism, but as responsibility.