Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join the Armenian community
in commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began committing atrocities
that would result in the first genocide of the 20th century. Between
1915 and 1923, 1\1/2\ million Armenians were systematically deported
from their homes and sent to their death on marches through the Syrian
Desert. That is a fact. My district, located in California's San Joaquin Valley, is the land
of William Saroyan and the resting place of Soghomon Terlirian, a hero
of the Armenian people. It is also home to the only Armenian genocide
monument on a college campus in the Nation at Fresno State University,
my alma mater.
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