Fallen Hero Sahand Naseri Kotoki

Death Sahand Naseri Kotoki 15 years old in Iran Karaj Eshtehard

Written by: Javid

"Today, on this last day of summer, I am filled with so much excitement and anticipation for tomorrow..." This is not the beginning of a narrative; it is the beginning of a fifteen-year-old boy's dream. Sahand Naseri had opened his notebook to write about the first day of his new school. He was set to begin the tenth grade in electrotechnics—a field he had chosen himself, perhaps in the hope that one day he could build the future he had envisioned in his mind, both for himself and his family. Few people at fifteen have their hearts set on the future while remaining deeply attached to the past. But Sahand was one of those teenagers whose age you could never guess from his birth certificate. He was fascinated by Iranian history; he read about this land with passion and took pride in his roots. He spent his afternoons at the Zurkhaneh, where the beat of the Morshed's drum was not just the rhythm of exercise, but a narrative of chivalry. For him, the ancient sport was not merely physical training; it seemed like a way to draw closer to the very values he cherished in his country's history. Perhaps that was why, years later, when one of his teachers wanted to speak of Sahand, they wrote…

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