{"id":19536,"date":"2022-10-17T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T07:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=19536"},"modified":"2022-10-17T09:50:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T07:50:24","slug":"president-milanovic-decorates-members-of-1st-home-guard-battalion-in-pula-istria-is-croatian-and-will-remain-croatian","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-decorates-members-of-1st-home-guard-battalion-in-pula-istria-is-croatian-and-will-remain-croatian\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Decorates Members of 1st Home Guard Battalion in Pula: Istria is Croatian and will remain Croatian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended today a ceremony in the city of Pula marking the 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the formation of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Home Guard Battalion Pula. On this occasion, President Milanovi\u0107 presented Homeland War Memorial Medals to members of the battalion for their participation in the Homeland War, pointing out that the medals are \u201ca small gesture and a small debt of honour that Croatia owes them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came here to fulfil my duty towards you, who have fulfilled a great duty towards Croatia. You defended Croatia bravely and exceptionally, you managed to defend it and this remains written in golden letters in Croatian history,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107. He pointed out that Istria certainly knows, feels and understands what Croatian land is. \u201cIt never crossed my mind to say that Trieste is Croatian, but Istria is Croatian and it will remain Croatian,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following were decorated with the Homeland War Memorial Medal: Darko Ba\u010di\u0107, Vilim Banovi\u0107, Dragan Bara\u0161in (posthumously), Zoran Bareti\u0107, Boris Belu\u0161i\u0107, Gianfranco Bonassin, Fabio Bo\u017eac, Ivan Butkovi\u0107 (posthumously), Mladen Crni\u0107, Lino Crnobori, Dalibor Cukon, Bruno \u010cernjul (posthumously), Fulvio Delcaro, Dragotin Doblanovi\u0107, Peter Dragomir, Marijan Drakuli\u0107, Stanko Drandi\u0107, Zvonimir Erde\u0161i (posthumously), Boris Foti\u0107, Izet Hujdur, Ivan Ivan\u010di\u0107 (posthumously), Rajko Ivo\u0161evi\u0107, Rino Jadre\u0161ko, \u017deljko Jari\u0107, Jadranka Jergovi\u0107, Avdo Kadi\u0107, Sajid Karaman, Valter Kliba, Milan Kliman (posthumously), Slavko Kokot, Denis Konto\u0161i\u0107, Josip Kuhari\u0107 (posthumously), Anton Lekaj (posthumously), Branko Licul, Vladimir Lorber (posthumously), Slavko Lovre\u010di\u0107 (posthumously), Mirko Maurovi\u0107, Aldo Mihovilovi\u0107 (posthumously), Josip Mikuljan, Sergio Miloti\u0107, Egidio Moscarda, Aldo Mo\u0161nja, Dario Mra\u010di\u0107, Boris Mu\u0161kovi\u0107 (posthumously), Elio Orli\u0107, Giovanni Ostoni, Franko Pepoli (posthumously), Edi Petercol (posthumously), Ferucio Premate, Franjo Puci\u0107, Vladimir Radolovi\u0107 (posthumously), Zlatko Ru\u0161njak, Boris Sin\u010di\u0107 (posthumously), Ferruccio Sorani (posthumously), Sta\u0161a Stemberga, Davor Stjepanovi\u0107, Livio \u0160\u0107ulac (posthumously), Vladimir \u0160eti\u0107, \u0110or\u0111e Terzi\u0107, Ivan Tomi\u010di\u0107, Anton Tonkovi\u0107, Lu\u010dano Uko\u0161i\u0107 (posthumously), Boris U\u0161i\u0107, Lavoslav Vodo\u0161ek, Ivo Volarevi\u0107, Marjan \u017digant (posthumously), Tomo \u017digri, Bruno \u017duli\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also speaking at the ceremony, apart from President Milanovi\u0107, were the President of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Home Guard Battalion Pula Association First Lieutenant Boris Ru\u017ei\u0107 (retd), Istria County Prefect Boris Mileti\u0107 and the delegate of the Croatian Prime Minister and of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Croatian Veterans\u2019 Affairs, Head of Directorate in the Ministry of Croatian Veterans Dinko Tandara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Head of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic Bartol \u0160imuni\u0107 and Aide-de-Camp to the President of the Republic Colonel Vlado \u010culina were alongside President Milanovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_6870-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_6870-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8362-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8362-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8520-1024x683.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC_8520-768x512.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p>PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Filip Glas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended today a ceremony in the city of Pula marking the 30th anniversary of the formation of the 1st Home Guard Battalion Pula<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19512,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-19536","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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