Czech Army and Catholic Charity to establish special fund for soldiers killed or injured in action

The Czech Army and the Czech Catholic Charity are planning to establish a special fund to help the families of soldiers killed in action or those injured in the line of duty, the internet news site Novinky.cz reported on Friday. According to Chief of the General Staff Petr Pavel the joint project had been in the pipeline for some time but was hastened by the deaths of five Czech soldiers killed in Afghanistan in July of this year. The families of soldiers killed on foreign missions receive some compensation from the state, but it is a single contribution and General Pavel told Novinky.cz an individual approach was needed to consider the circumstances and needs of those touched by such a tragedy.