By the decrees of President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, the four servicemen who died on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border in Armenia’s Tavush Province, including Major Garush Hambardzumyan, Captain Sos Elbakyan and Junior Sergeants Smbat Gabrielyan and Grisha Matevosyan have been posthumously awarded medals their courage and dedication shown while defending the borders of the homeland.