Three days after being promoted, Ayman was celebrating his two-star military rank. The promotion ceremony took place at 2:15 PM, on the afternoon of August 4. Ayman was promoted to Lieutenant, and four hours later he died a Captain martyr. As soon as the first fire erupted at the Port of Beirut where he works, […]
On January 10, 1991, Ayman was born to Moustafa and Ghazia Homsi, in the town of Izraa in the Daraa Governorate of Syria. He lived a quiet childhood along his parents and three siblings, Mohmad, Narimane and Nagham, and he hated arguments. Like other kids his age, Ayman played in the streets of his town,
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55-year old Azzam witnessed many wars and catastrophes throughout his life. He worked at the Port of Beirut for many years, and was there during the July 2006 war on Lebanon. At the time, he never left his post for 33 days. His only contact with the outside world was the box of food he
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Chant grew up in Gemmayze, and attended “Collège Saintes Hripsimiantz” – Fanar. After his graduation, he went to the Lebanese American University for a whole year, before traveling to Belgium to complete his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Business Administration. He returned to Lebanon afterwards, to run his father’s steel design workshop. Chant worked hard
Chadi was missing… His family looked for him for hours. Hours that seemed an eternity. He always wanted to get his hearing back, did he hear the huge August 4 explosion? And if he did, why didn’t he run back home, as he used to do every time he heard the sound of a bullet?
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38-year old Charbel was not just a firefighter, he was the Head of Emergency Operations in the department, and he worked along two of his relatives, his nephew, Charbel Hitti, and his brother in law, Najib Hitti. Charbel, the son of Tanios and Wedad, had three sisters: Sanaa, Hanaa and Wafaa. Charbel loved life and
“Sacrifice and Loyalty”: This motto is not vain, only those who dare will actually join. Charbel joined the Beirut Fire Department on January 2, 2018, while he was studying Law, hoping this job would help him become more financially stable. He attended trainings in Beirut Fire Brigade and with the Lebanese Army. He was first
Charbel was born in Zouk Mikael. Very young, he had to deal with the loss of his mother who died of Cancer when he was seven. He went to Collège Saint Michel – Zouk Mikael, and after his graduation, he enrolled in Arab Open University to major in Telecommunications Engineering. He worked as a municipality
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A father is the pillar and backbone of his family. A father cannot be replaced; he is the heart and the leader. 76-year old Chawki Merheb was this and even more to his wife Fidaa, and children pharmacists Mazen and Wael whom he raised to become generous, honorable, and modest men. Chawki was a religious
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