John Dekhane

John Dekhane grew up in Paris before moving to the South of France. He works for a sport organization in Monaco. Since he was a child, he has always been interested in World War II with particular emphasis on American soldiers. In order to honor them, over the past years, he has located and purchased WWII U.S. artifacts in Europe and donated these items to more than a hundred museums in the United States.
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Never give up, never give in

Exactly 108 years ago, on December 30, 1915, the First World War was raging, and the forces of evil were…

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Diaspora

Goodnight, Providence

In 1938, in Providence, Rhode Island, John “Johnny” Bejian was a 17-year-old with a very specific dream. Most of his…

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Memorial Day in Fresno

Every year, on Memorial Day, many Armenian Americans travel to Ararat Armenian Cemetery in Fresno, California, to visit their deceased…

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Diaspora

The Man Who Fell Out of the Sky

On February 19, 1945 in Germany, a 13-year-old girl was standing outside her parents’ farmhouse when she looked up at…

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The Man Who Refused to Die

On December 12, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful baby named Sam Kazar Harootenian was born. This little boy looked…

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Diaspora

Beyond Courage

On August 10, 1916, in Richmond, Virginia, birds were singing and the sun was shining when Ernest Herbert Dervishian took…

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History

Choices and Chances

Born on September 23, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Haig Sarafian was the only child of Puzant Sarafian and Elizabeth Kistorian,…

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Paving the Way

In June 1944, in London (England), General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, was making the final decisions…

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Family Histories

Too Young to Die

On December 24, 1924, when the rest of the world was celebrating Christmas Eve, Charles and Mary Terzian, an Armenian…

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History

Peter Ovian: A Son, A Rock, A Hero

The story of Peter Ovian begins in 1923 in Whitinsville, a small village in Massachusetts, and ends 20 years later…

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