The father of martyr Albert Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page:
“Dear compatriots,
My son, Albert Hovhannisyan, whose photograph has been widely circulated around the world these days and became familiar to many of you, has been immortalized. The pain of mine and my family is immeasurable and bottomless.
For days we had no news of him, but many of you were with our family—with your presence, your words, your prayers—but … something else was predetermined.
Through the tears choking my throat, I want to ask that in all your memories Albert remain forever young, infinitely optimistic, extremely patriotic, one who had great dreams and much to do, and whose greatest love was the Homeland.
My grief is heavy and great, but my pride is even greater, that I am the father of a patriotic Armenian, a true Hero of our times. I realize that my Albert is not only my Hero; he is the Hero of us all, also an example of a Hero Armenian for present and future generations, who took the path of his heroic ancestors and was immortalized…
Glory to our heroes”
