[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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      COMMEMORATING THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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                       HON. WALTER R. TUCKER III

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 4, 1994

  Mr. TUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of the victims 
of the 1915 massacre of Armenians. I join with many of my colleagues as 
well as the President in renewing our commitment to the memory of the 
estimated 1.5 million Armenian lives lost between 1915 and 1923. At a 
time in history when there are so many regional conflicts throughout 
the world, we must take time out to recognize such acts of inhumanity 
in the hopes that we can avoid them in the future. History is there to 
provide us with important lessons and experiences. Let us learn from 
the genocide of the Armenian people in 1915 as we honor those who fell, 
their families, friends, and relatives. Let us take this lesson and 
apply it to the many situations around the world such as Rwanda, the 
former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and of course the conflicts going on 
among states from the former Soviet Union. By learning how to stand up 
against acts of genocide, we will be paying tribute to those victims of 
the terrible Armenian massacre in 1915.

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