ATP is hosting a reception at Oak and Vine in Glendale on April 12 to benefit its tree planting programs at the Bash Aparan Monument (pictured) and the final resting place of national hero General Dro.
BY JASON SOHIGIAN
GLENDALE—Armenian around the world are celebrating the centennial of Armenia’s declaration of independence on May 28, 1918 with programs of all sorts. The birth of the First Republic will be commemorated in Armenia with national events, for example, while in the diaspora conferences are being planned in New York.
On May 21, 1918, an Ottoman Turkish division attacked Armenian forces at Bash Aparan, with the intent of pushing towards Yerevan. After three days of fierce combat, the Armenians, led by General Drastamat “Droâ€
