Knights of Vartan, Inc.
Press Release
Contact: Steve Adams, (559)431-3054

Date: April 30, 2007

Mr. Hrant Dink
Knights of Vartan: 2007 Man of the Year

The Annual Grand Lodge Convocation of the Knights and Daughters of
Vartan will convene in Detroit, Michigan from July 4th through July
7th, 2007. Each year, the Knights of Vartan selects a `Man of the
Year’ and this year, at the Grand Convocation Banquet on Saturday
Evening, the Knights of Vartan will recognize and honor posthumously,
Mr. Hrant Dink.

Throughout the history of the Armenian people, there have been
singular individuals who, by their unwavering commitment to the
truth, and their steadfast efforts in the name of justice on behalf
of the Armenian people have epitomized the `Spirit of Vartanantz.’

Just such a person was the late Hrant Dink, a man of character and of
courage, who, through the print medium advocated healing between
Armenians and Turks through recognition of historical fact instead of
blind denial and unacceptable historical revisionism. Hrant Dink’s
martyrdom serves as a symbol to all Armenians and Turks, that hate
and malice will lead to the abyss, while truth and justice are paths
to reconciliation and a brighter future.