The Uzbek people are peace-loving people. We appreciate it. Is there any nation or people in the world that does not value peace and safety? Remembering our compatriots who showed courage in the fight against fascism in the years of the Second World War, paying respect to their memory is a noble value, and the wide celebration of the Day of Remembrance and Appreciation every year has become an integral part of our spirituality. This process is related to eternity, and it also encourages the younger generation to appreciate the value of our peaceful life and clear sky today and to be thankful for such prosperous times. More than half a million of the 2 million Uzbeks who took part in the war, which was the most terrible and bloodiest massacre in the history of mankind, died. Because of the war, many families were left without their breadwinners, children became orphans, and women became widows.