Yemeni martyrs and patriots have sacrificed their lives for the achievement of the Yemeni September and October revolutions to deliver the people from the dark period of the despotic Imamate regime and the British colonization. By those sacrifices they have paved the way for the two revolutions of 26 September and 14 October to embrace each other culminated by the declaration of the Unity on 22 May 1990. Thus, the unity has realized one of the people s dearest strategic aims that represented a historic turning-point and great change on the road of democracy and progress.
Martyrs are the most honored people and the strugglers are their alive colleagues.
Therefore they decided to establish an organization representing them and defending their rights. Besides, through this organization they would be able to exercise their activities in society. This organization was called The Organization of Yemeni Revolution Patriots and Unity Defenders , the Veteran Fighters. The organization of the Yemeni Revolution Patriots or to be more specific the Association of Veteran Yemeni Warriors was one of the accomplishments of the Yemeni Unity. As the patriots of the Liberation War in the south and the patriots of the former North War or commanders of Yemeni Armed Forces were marginalized and a large number of them retired, it was decided that they should have an association to sponsor their interests.