[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING INNOCENT LOST DURING SREBRENICA GENOCIDE

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to express my deepest 
sympathy for the thousands who lost their lives on this, the 10th 
anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. We should remember all the 
innocent people who were brutally killed by honoring their lives and 
remembering their struggle for freedom during the 3-year conflict in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  In my district, I have the largest Bosnian population outside of 
Bosnia. Approximately 35,000 Bosnians reside in the St. Louis, 
Missouri, region. Of these, upwards of 5,000 are survivors of the 
Srebrenica massacre.
  As a representative of my Bosnian-American friends in St. Louis, I am 
proud and honored to be a co-sponsor of House Resolution 199 which 
passed the House this week. It aptly commemorates those who died, seeks 
to hold accountable those responsible, and honors those who survived.
  It is important for us to remember this stark chapter in history and 
to learn from it for the benefit of our future generations.

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