After the solemn state funeral at Black Star Square, the nation's fallen heroes from the August 6 military helicopter crash were laid to rest with full military honours at the Military Cemetery in Tse Addo.

The flag-draped caskets of the eight victims, including Defence Minister Dr.

Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr.

Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and six others, were lowered into their graves to the mournful strains of the Last Post.