VUKOVAR, May 30 (Hina) - A war veterans' rowing regatta which set off from Botovo near Koprivnica in northern Croatia on May 21 reached its destination, the eastern town of Vukovar, on Thursday.
VUKOVAR, May 30 (Hina) - A war veterans' rowing regatta which set
off from Botovo near Koprivnica in northern Croatia on May 21
reached its destination, the eastern town of Vukovar, on Thursday.
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An association of Homeland war veterans, disabled veterans and
veterans' widows of the Koprivnica-based Podravka food company for
the fourth consecutive year organised a rowing regatta on the Drava
and the Danube rivers, from Botovo via Osijek to Vukovar, in memory
of the 18 killed war veterans who were employed with Podravka.
The rowers were welcomed in Vukovar by the participants in a
procession who five days ago set off, also from Koprivnica, in 15
cars for a 2,500 km tour across Croatia.
The regatta and the procession were held under the motto "To Keep
From Forgetting - We Were the First When It Was Necessary".
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