{"id":21536,"date":"2023-01-28T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=21536"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:19:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:19:44","slug":"president-milanovic-at-30th-anniversary-celebration-of-military-operation-peruca-many-lives-were-saved-here","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-at-30th-anniversary-celebration-of-military-operation-peruca-many-lives-were-saved-here\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 at 30<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Celebration of Military Operation Peru\u0107a: Many lives were saved here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Zoran Milanovi\u0107 attended today a ceremony marking the 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Croatian Army\u2019s Operation Peru\u0107a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebration of Operation \u2018Peru\u0107a\u2019 took place at Ante Buljan memorial near the Peru\u0107a power station and assembled veterans of the 126<sup>th<\/sup> brigade, members of Homeland War associations, delegations of the government, the Ministry of Croatian Veterans\u2019 Affairs, Split-Dalmatia County, the Cetina region municipalities and cities, HEP Electric Power Company employees, and residents of the Peru\u0107a communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We lost one defender, one of our men, Ante Buljan, but many lives were saved. I know that&#8217;s a small consolation to his family, but I believe it&#8217;s a deep foundation&nbsp;of immense pride. This valley has always been imbued with the souls and spirits of our ancestors, they linger around us. History has always happened here. That history was fraught with peril, which was always present. I believe and I want to believe that the life that was laid down here thirty years ago, at this spot for Croatia, is the last life that will be sacrificed for Croatia, here and in all areas where our flag is flown and where our name is heard\u201d, President Milanovi\u0107 stated in his address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat only remains for me to do is thank you and wish that you keep coming here for many more years, not to forget these things because they are very important for the spirit of the nation and for the souls of those, whether we are believers or not, are watching and lingering above us. Those are the souls of the defenders and the souls of our ancestors of which this valley and this region are full\u201d, the President said in concluding his address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme of the celebration organized by the 126<sup>th<\/sup> Brigade Veterans\u2019 Association began with a wreath-laying and candle-lighting ceremony at Ante Buljan memorial. Attending the wreath-laying ceremony alongside President Milanovi\u0107 was the Special Adviser to the President for Homeland War Veterans Marijan Marekovi\u0107, the Chief of Staff\/Deputy Commander of the Guard Mechanized Brigade Colonel Ivan Jenji\u0107, and the Commander of the Engineering Battalion of the Guard Mechanized Brigade Major Robert Budimir Bekan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty years ago today, the Croatian Army liberated the Peru\u0107a dam. This swift action prevented a disaster that might have occurred with the flooding of villages downstream of the Cetina river. 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