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Five American Armenians Awarded Ellis Island Medal Of Honor

FIVE AMERICAN ARMENIANS AWARDED ELLIS ISLAND MEDAL OF HONOR

Noyan Tapan
May 29, 2009

NEW YORK, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On May 9 The National
Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) awarded Ellis Island Medals
of Honor to five Armenian community leaders.

Tavit Najarian, ScD, Legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of
America and President of the National Council of Churches Archbishop
Vicken Aykazian, Diocesan Council Members James Kalustian and Oscar
Tatosian, as well as George Pagoumian were awarded for devoted service
to the community, promotion of Armenian values, and building bridges
between ethnic communities within the United States and abroad.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS
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