Month: November 2019

Day of Remembrance for the victims of Vukovar and Skabrnja 2019

Members of the Association of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and the Croatian participated in the celebration of the Day of Remembrance of the sacrifice of Vukovar and Skabrnja. Members who were in Vukovar with dignity marked the Day of Remembrance for the victims of Vukovar participating in the column memories and lighting candles for all the dead. In Skabrnja members lit candles for all the murdered civilians and veterans and pay tribute to all victims of war. We are glad that we have with the help of the Ministry of Croatian Defenders their members could facilitate the departure in Vukovar and Skabrnja that with a large number of Croatian citizens who are this year come from all over Croatian, participate in the commemoration of this sad day for all of Croatia.

The meeting of the Standing Committee for European Affairs of the World Veterans Federation in Berlin

From 25. – 27. November 2019. The Secretary General ZUHBL PTSD RH participated in the meeting of the Standing Committee for European Affairs of the World Veteran Federation in Berlin. The meeting was also submitted reports of the World Veteran Federation and member states. ZUHBL PTSD RH was a representative member associations from Croatian. In accordance with a previous agreement with other member associations was proposed that the next meeting of the Committee in 2020. were held in the Republic of Croatia and the proposal unanimously adopted.

Pilgrimage to Medjugorje

As in previous years, Union of Associations of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD RH, for its members from all over Croatia, organized a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. The pilgrimage was organized by 25.-27. November 2019. year and was on it this year participated 64 pilgrims (association members and their families). The pilgrimage this year organized as part of the "psychological and spiritual empowerment of Croatian defenders treated from PTSD and their families", funded by the Ministry of Croatian defenders.

Visiting Sarajevo

President of the Union in the period 7. – 10. November 2019. he was on an official visit to Sarajevo, where he met with the Minister of Veterans' Affairs of Sarajevo Canton Mr.. Ismirom Jusko. They discussed current issues and the Law on the Croatian Homeland War defenders and members of their families. During the visit there was a meeting with President JOB 'Union veterans "of the Sarajevo Canton Mr.. Ismet Imamović.