ARMENIAN COMMEMORATION AT BINGHAMTON SOUTHSIDE PARK
Ed Arzouian

Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY
May 1 2008

On Sunday, April 27, 2008 St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church
of Binghamton along with the Armenian Community of Broome County
commemorated the 93nd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Pictured is the Southside monument to the those 1,500,000 Armenians who
died in the Genocide from 1915-1923 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks..

Statements were read from: US Senator Hillary Clinton, NYS Senator
Thomas Libous, Congressmen Maurice Hinchey & Arcuri. Present were:
Kevin McCabe, representative from NY Governor David Paterson to read a
resolution, Bob Messinger as representative of US Congressman Michael
Arcuri, Broome County Executive Barbara Fiala, and City of Binghamton
Mayor Matt Ryan.