The cousin of the great-grandson of the hero Meliton Kantaria, who in 1945 hoisted the Banner of Victory over the Reichstag, went to fight in the zone of a special military operation (SMO).

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The great-grandson of Meliton Kantaria, who raised the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in 1945, is fighting in Ukraine The great-grandson of Meliton Kantaria, who raised the Victory Banner over the ...

The great-grandson of Meliton Kantaria, who raised the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in 1945, is fighting in Ukraine The great-grandson of Meliton Kantaria, who raised the Victory Banner over the ...

Meliton Sandoval, Jr., 68, of Ogallala, passed away on March 2, 2025, at Ogallala Community Hospital. Mel was born on December 7, 1956, in Julesburg, Colorado, to Meliton Sr. and Virginia (Ramos) ...