KOPRIVNICA, May 26 (hina) - A procession of Croatian war veterans who will make a tour of Homeland War sites across Croatia, laying wreaths and lighting candles by monuments, set off from the northern town of Koprivnica on
Sunday.
KOPRIVNICA, May 26 (hina) - A procession of Croatian war veterans
who will make a tour of Homeland War sites across Croatia, laying
wreaths and lighting candles by monuments, set off from the
northern town of Koprivnica on Sunday. #L#
The procession includes some 50 participants with cars and
motorbikes who will travel 2,500 km.
Held for the second consecutive year, the procession has been
organised by the association of Homeland War veterans, invalids and
widows of Koprivnica's Podravka food company, in cooperation with
the Homeland War veterans club of Zagreb's INA Naftaplin oil
company.
The first day of the tour includes stops at Krizevci, Vrbovec,
Zagreb, Karlovac, Otocac, Gospic, Zadar, Sibenik, and Solin on the
coast.
Monday includes visits to Ploce and Dubrovnik, Tuesday sees the
procession returning north through Sinj, Knin, Plitvice, Petrinja,
and Sisak. Wednesday the procession travels east, stopping at
Novska, Lipik, Pakrac, Nova Gradiska, Slavonski Brod, Zupanja,
Vinkovci, and on Thursday back to Koprivnica via Vukovar, Osijek,
Daruvar, Virovitica, and Pitomaca.
(hina) ha