"It was four a.m. when our detachment was awakened
by the alarm. Each of us was given 15 bullets and we
were taken to the deserted field. Three hours later
while meeting the enemy we have realized the war had
begun."
It was nearly 62 years ago when then 19-year old Arshaluis
Vardanyan found his place in World War II on the northwest
border of Lithuania. There were only 50 in his unit
and their job was to clear the Germans from the town
of Kibarti.
Faithful Tradition: Mass baptism
meant to strengthen Armenian Church
By Gayane Mkrtchyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
A clergyman stands before a congregation of believers
and asks a question that links Armenian tradition to
this contemporary gathering at Saint Zoravor Church
in Yerevan.
Land Locked: A glimpse at one man's
escape to abandonment
By Viorica Vladica
ArmeniaNow correspondent
Abandoned villages with five or six ruined buildings
each, reached by a dirt road that takes a four-wheel-drive
three hours to go 40 kilometers is what the war in Karabakh
left the region of Berdzor.
Shiny Show: Gold, diamond, precious
gems on display in weekend exhibit
By Gayane Mkrtchyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Yesterday (May 8) the sixth international jewelry exhibition
"Goldsmith-2003" was opened in the State Conference
Hall, with President Robert Kocharyan on hand to cut
a ribbon to open the four-day event.
May 9 is Victory Day, when Armenia remembers its war veterans
with ceremonies that include laying carnations and standing
in formation near the Eternal Flame above Yerevan.
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