00:00Every day he would say he wants to die a martyr.
00:03Those were the words of the father of 1st Lieutenant Ali Saleh Ismail Al-Tunayji
00:07who was martyred alongside Captain Pilot Saeed Rashid Hamad Al-Blushi
00:12in a helicopter crash while performing national duty.
00:15The UAE Ministry of Defense said the crash was caused by a technical malfunction.
00:20Speaking during the funeral, Al-Tunayji's father recalled his son's deep pride in serving the nation
00:26and his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot.
00:28Senior leaders visited the families to offer condolences including
00:33Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed An-Hayyan and Sheikh Diya bin Mohammed bin Zayed An-Hayyan.
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