We do not assemble here today. however. to lay blame or seek retribution from the presentday Turkish Government. But instead. we assemble here to remember and mourn those whose lives were taken and to acknowledge and engrain forever in our minds the painful details of this modernday genocide to prevent similar events from ever recurring. Following the edict of deportation. which was formally promulgated by the Turkish Government on May 27. 1915. it is estimated that 1.500.000 Armenians were slain while attempting to escape from their ancestral homeland of 3.000 years. Some estimate that only about 500.000 Armenians managed to flee. scattering north across the Turkish border to Russia. south into the Arab countries. and to Europe and the United States. Today. we also gather to honor all peoples of Armenian descent the world over who have carried on their rich cultural and religious heritage. despite the hardships they have endured.
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