[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
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                   REMEMBERING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2004

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in recognition of one of 
the great tragedies of the 20th Century, the Armenian Genocide.
  The Armenian Genocide occurred between 1915 and 1916. On April 24, 
1915, it began when Armenian leaders were rounded up, deported and 
murdered. One and a half million Armenians were murdered and hundreds 
of thousands of others displaced and deported.
  Today, we must reflect on those whose lives were taken as a result of 
the Genocide. Many political leaders, scholars, and professional 
organizations are becoming proactive in making sure everyone 
acknowledges and remembers this devastating event to the Armenian 
population.
  This genocide is another significant example of the injustice, 
torture, pain, and death that grows out of intolerance, cruelty, and 
hatred.
  There are still a great number of survivors of the genocide in 
America and many of their children and grandchildren reside throughout 
the country.
  On this day we join them in remembering and acknowledging the heinous 
act that victimized their families. If we let such atrocities be 
forgotten, then we are in danger of letting them be repeated.

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