The stingy lines of the Military ID inform us that my grandfather's military service began in May 1937 with a call to active service. Alagulov Alexey Vasilievich took part in the Finnish War. In December 1940 he was demobilized. But the peaceful life was not long. In 1941, the Great Patriotic War began and already on June 23, 1941, the grandfather became the defender of the Fatherland. In the "Public electronic bank of documents" The feat of the people in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. " we found information about the awards and exploits of his grandfather, who fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War until its very end, and from April 1943 was in active military service in the Directorate of the 6th Guards Army. Senior sergeant A.V. Alagulov the badge "Guard" was awarded on the basis of the Directive of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command on April 17, 1943. Having carefully studied the documents, we realized that the driver's professional skills were useful to him in the war. The characteristic of Aleksey Vasilyevich Alagulov reads: “Comrade Alagulov since September 1944 has been the head of the evacuation and transport department. He proved himself to be a disciplined, conscientious commander. The vehicle fleet is always kept in good condition. Resourceful, technically literate. Gives everything to ensure the uninterrupted evacuation of the wounded and the delivery of food for the wounded. For military deeds committed from 09/01/1944 to 02/17/1945. grandfather was awarded the medal "For Military Merit". I celebrated Victory Day on May 10, 1945 in Latvia, in the city of Rezekne. In the battles for the liberation of this city in those days, about two and a half thousand people died. But my grandfather returned home only in November 1945 after demobilization. The Motherland did not forget its Soldier. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, grandfather was repeatedly awarded with jubilee medals on the occasion of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. On November 27, 1982, my grandfather's heart stopped beating. He was only 67 years old. All his awards and documents related to him are carefully kept in our family. In the family album there are photographs in which he is still quite young.