BY DICKRAN KHODANIAN It was early May and at this point I had been living in Armenia for a couple of months volunteering with Birthright Armenia at Civilnet News and at the National Library of Armenia. Armenian Youth Federation’s (AYF) With Our Soldiers Campaign had restarted...
BY ARAM MANOUKIAN Many people who have visited the Republic of Artsakh have likely visited the Hunot Gorge. A breathtaking site for anyone, they are commonly referred to as “Zontikner” or umbrellas, due to their shape and the striking visual image they portray as one of...
BY ALIK OURFALIAN How can we be indifferent? How can we be indifferent when our homeland is under constant threat? When 18-, 19-, 20-year-old soldiers are giving their lives every day? When the world doesn’t seem to care? We can’t be indifferent. Artsakh is our homeland. It’s a part...
BY DAVID ARAKELYAN The AYF’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign has been an important part of the organization’s efforts aimed at strengthening the connection between the Diaspora and our Homeland and a means of expressing our gratitude to those who fought to keep Artsakh Armenian. I have...
ENCINO, Calif.—The Armenian Youth Federation’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign has announced that it will host a commemorative event on the first anniversary of the Four Day War to honor the memory of the fallen heroes who gave their lives during last year’s conflict. The event will take place on...
ENCINO, Calif.—The Armenian Youth Federation’s “With Our Soldiers” committee has announced that it will hold a commemorative evening on Sunday, April 2 beginning at 6pm to honor the fallen heroes of the Four Day War with Azerbaijan on the first anniversary of the conflict. The...
GLENDALE—The Armenian Youth Federation’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign had completed its original mission of distributing financial assistance to the families of the fallen heroes of the Four Day War and the ceasefire violations since then. The families of 108 soldiers and volunteers, who had lost their lives...
BY DICKRAN KHODANIAN Weeks following the Four Day War in early April, the Armenian Youth Federation’s With Our Soldiers program restarted, but this time with the goal of providing monetary aid to the families of the fallen soldiers. In 2012, the With Our Soldiers campaign was...
The Armenian Youth Federation’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign had reported on the assistance provided to first group of families of fallen soldiers in Syunik in the past. The stories of the second group (also numbering four) were featured a few weeks later. In the past, the With Our Soldiers...
BY PUZANT BERBERIAN “And these were his brand new boots” she said as tears rolled down her cheeks. She explained how he bought them a week before the war because he was going to complete his service at the beginning of June and wanted to look...