Monte Melkonian

[Armenian]

Monte Melkonian was born in California’s San Joaquin Valley on November 25, 1957. A trained archaeologist who spoke eight languages, he spent his entire adult life working for justice and defending Armenians in Iran, Lebanon, and Armenia. Monte is widely acknowledged to be one of the individuals most responsible for re-forging Nagorno Karabagh’s fighters into a disciplined force that defended the land against overwhelming odds. After his death in battle on June 12, 1993, the president of the Republic of Armenia declared him a National Hero, and he was awarded the highest military honors of Nagorno Karabagh and the Republic of Armenia, including the Military Cross, First Degree and the Golden Eagle medal.

Nagorno/Karabagkh
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Lebanon 1978
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[proudchaldean]

I wish Chaldeans/Assyrians had a guy like this

[ojeen1981]

armos and jews...our people have a long way to get to their level.

by the way, I have read about this guy, very intresting person, an intellectual.

[Armenian]

I very much admire him because he was born and raised in California. *He went to the middle east to fight for Armenians. *However, he was not the only one. *Many Armenians from my childhood community in southern California (as well as many from the sleepy Farming community called Fresno) went off and died in the Nagorno/Karabakh war. *Much love for them, for taking the bull by the balls, leaving their Utopia and safety of the USA and dying for my people world wide.

[proudchaldean]

armos and jews...our people have a long way to get to their level.

u can say that again

[Armenian]

armos and jews...our people have a long way to get to their level.

u can say that again

well we do have some F***-ups in the Armenian community if you haven't got the chance to see the LAPD's most wanted website. *:oops:

[Kikhwa]

I wish Chaldeans/Assyrians had a guy like this


We do. *But, violence never permanently solves anything.

I do, however, like Yonnadam Kanna, head of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa).

http://www.iraqinews.com/party_assyrian_democratic_movement.shtml

[Emma_Girl]

thanks for the info armenian. i had never heard of him before.