Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Henry Morgenthau. Sr.. stated that "When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations. they were giving the death warrant to a whole new race. The great massacres and persecutions of the past seem almost insignificant when compared to the sufferings of the Armenian race in 1915." Tragically. from 1915 to 1923. 1.5 million Armenians were killed. with another 500.000 that were exiled from their homes. By the end of 1923. the two million Armenians that had resided in Turkey were either killed or deported. Throughout my life I have had the privilege of becoming friends with a number of Armenians who have shared the tales of the horrible and inhumane experiences their relatives endured. As we reflect on this tragedy today. we will certainly remember those who suffered and pay tribute to the memory of the millions of Armenian victims.
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