Military association thanks community

CHICAGO - Members of the Ukrainian American Military Association and Ukrainian American Veterans Post 32 attended "Sviachene" at Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church on May 4.

Lt. Col. Walter Chyterbok, Cmdr. Charles Dobra and Maj. Roman Golash thanked the community for their support and assistance in helping with last September's military conference at the church's Cultural Center.

Maj. Golash also thanked the community and local families for teaching their children Ukrainian. He stated "that most of the Ukrainian interpreters in the military learned the Ukrainian language in Saturday language school and in the home." He went on to emphasize how crucial it is to use the Ukrainian language in Ukraine and how surprised some Ukrainians were to hear that the language is taught in the U.S.

Special thanks were extended to the pastor, the Rev. Ivan Krotec, and to Oresta Jarymowych, the director of the Cultural Center. The Rev. Krotec was given a camouflage cap to signify his leadership responsibilities; Mrs. Jarymowych received an engraved plate. The community was given a plaque showing the emblems of Peace Shield '95 and '96 and a dedication statement.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 15, 1997, No. 24, Vol. LXV

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