President Milanović Participates in Memorial Procession for Victims of Vukovar
The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanović participated in the observance of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar. The observance of the 32nd anniversary of the Vukovar tragedy started in the vicinity of the “Dr. Juraj Njavro” National Memorial Hospital in Vukovar, from where a memorial procession through the town began, in which President Milanović participated.
This year, the 25th memorial procession passed through Vukovar, which was led by the Croatian defenders of Vukovar together with family members of the fallen, missing, murdered, forcibly abducted and deceased Croatian defenders of Vukovar. The procession proceeded through the streets of Vukovar to the Croatian Homeland War Defenders Memorial Cemetery, where wreaths were laid and candles were lit at the Homeland War Victims Memorial in tribute to the victims of Vukovar.
At the wreath-laying, President Milanović was accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Admiral Robert Hranj, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Siniša Jurković, Director of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Major General Krešo Tuškan, Commander of the “Dr. Franjo Tuđman” Croatian Defence Academy Major General Slaven Zdilar, Chief of the Operations Directorate in the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Major General Denis Tretinjak, Commander of the Croatian Air Force Brigadier General Michael Križanec, Chief of the Planning Directorate of the Croatian Armed Forces Brigadier General Gordana Garašić, Commander of the Command and Operations Centre Brigadier General Željko Ljubas, Deputy Commander of Support Command Brigadier General Ivan Raos, Aide-de-Camp to the President of the Republic Colonel Vlado Čulina, Commander of the Croatian Army Guards Armoured Mechanized Brigade Colonel Valentin Skroza, Commander of the Military Police Regiment Colonel Tomislav Kasumović and Commander of the Honorary and Protection Battalion Colonel Tihomir Zebec, as well as Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for Homeland War Veterans Marijan Mareković and Adviser to the President of the Republic for Defense Ivica Olujić.
After the wreath-laying at the Croatian Homeland War Defenders Memorial Cemetery, the President of the Republic also laid a wreath at the Memorial at the mass grave at Ovčara.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Filip Glas