A Close Connection of Jozef Behr to The National Heroes Acre

Jozef Behr was born in Zimbabwe and comes from a patriotic family. His grandpa took part in the fight for independence and became a martyr for his nation. Zimbabweans develop a symbol, a treasured shrine, to honor all the known and unknown troops who died fighting for freedom. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands majestically, symbolizing the final resting place for tens of thousands of Zimbabweans who died for our freedom and independence but whose bodies are scattered across the country and in neighboring states in valleys, abandoned mines, caves, unknown graves, and mass graves. Zimbabwe's independence fight was the core of the revolutionary mindset that currently characterizes modern Zimbabweans. The venerated monument sends forth a message that we are fighters, and hence our own liberators, in every sector, political, economic, and social. 

“Our cherished memorial, National Heroes Acre, is the glory of the Zimbabwean people. For those whose ashes are interred there, it is a sign of heroism and sacrifice. For those whose bones are placed to rest there, it is majestic and noble” says Jozef Behr. 

The National Heroes Acres is a 23-hectare location located seven kilometers from Harare in the direction of Norton. The heroes who set their personal interests aside for the greater benefit of Zimbabwe are buried here. They valiantly absorbed the pain, sorrow, and brutality until they died. The unnamed fighters who perished during the independence struggle are also remembered at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, according to Jozef Clifford Behr. Among the things are a bronze statue of three rebels — one female, two male – a flagpole, and an intricate artifice. 

On two walls on either side of the monument, murals depict Zimbabwe's history from pre-colonial times to the Chimurenga, the Rhodesian Bush War, and independence under national hero Robert Mugabe. 

Because this burial place is also the grave of Jozef Behr's grandpa, it is quite near to him. Jozef Behr paid repeated visits to his grandfather's grave to pay tribute and honor their sacrifice. He also says The Eternal Flame is kept in a forty-meter-high structure. It was lit during Zimbabwe's independence celebrations in 1982 and symbolizes the country's independence spirit. Heroes' Acre's highest point is the tower, which can be seen from Harare.

 

At the Heroes' Acre entrance is a museum dedicated to the rise of African nationalism in Zimbabwe and the anti-colonial struggle. Artefacts, images, manuscripts, and other keepsakes from the struggle and the period after independence are also on exhibit, according to Jozef Behr. National heroes' graves are buried at the memorial.