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AYF Camp Haiastan Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Unger Mark Alashaian

On July 1, the flags at AYF Camp Haiastan were lowered to half-staff. The passing of unger Mark Alashaian was felt not just here at Camp, but across the entire diaspora. We not only lost a legendary unger, but a father, an uncle, and most importantly, an inspiration.

The AYF Camp Haiastan flags lowered half-staff in honor of unger Mark

All of us here at Camp Haiastan are young with long, full lives ahead of us. This is a time to grieve, but also a time to learn. To learn from Unger Mark’s life and make him proud by honoring his beliefs and ideals. We can uphold and teach the values of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) and Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). We can continue his work as members of these organizations. We can make his legacy proud.

We, as the Armenian people, have survived for millennia. We’ve persevered through the loss of millions, but that does not discount the loss of one. We can continue surviving, we can continue our struggle, all while thriving in the process. Let us honor unger Mark by continuing his work, and in the words of unger Mal Varadian, “make it better than it was.”

Unger Daron Pogharian
Camp Haiastan Staff, Summer 2017

 

 

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2 Comments To "AYF Camp Haiastan Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Unger Mark Alashaian"

#1 Comment By Tania Odabashian On July 5, 2017 @ 4:19 pm

I think this is a fitting tribute. My memories of him are during registration, buying kebab. Very gregarious. Always very welcoming to me, my husband and the girls. If he made such an imprint on me that knew him casually, I can only imagine the big hole left in lives of his close friends and family

#2 Comment By krikor tcherkesian On July 12, 2017 @ 11:47 am

como pode armenios que emigraram para os estados unidos fazendo proselitismo iideologico em favor do socialismo comunismo que atrofiou as mentalidaades dos armenios em geral,na armenia,O partido tachnak deve imediatamente reencontrar o seu discurso em prol de uma armenia livre e democratica. chega de discursos comuno socialista que enfraqueceram a nossa patrea durante um seculo.