On 28 October, the 35th anniversary of the founding of the 76th Independent Battalion of the Croatian Army was marked, organised by the Croatian Officers' Corps Association Pakrac-Lipik. The commemoration included the laying of wreaths and the lighting of candles at memorials in Pakrac and Lipik.
As part of the commemoration, before wreaths were laid and candles lit at the memorial to Croatian veterans on the central city square in Pakrac, tribute was also paid at the local cemetery in Lipik. In this way, honour was paid to all members of the unit, among whom 87 fighters fell for the homeland.
Members of the 76th Independent Battalion defended the region from Badljevine to Poljana during the most difficult period of the Homeland War. The unit was led by commander Stjepan Klasnić and deputy commander Marijan Kulhavi – Foka.
Appropriate addresses were delivered to the gathering by Marijan Čapek, president of the Croatian Officers' Corps Pakrac – Lipik, Antun Brkljačić, a comrade-in-arms of the 76th Battalion, and Vinko Kasana, mayor of Lipik.
Wreaths and lanterns were laid by delegations from the cities of Pakrac and Lipik, representatives of the Veterans' Centre Pakrac, the Croatian Veterans' Home Lipik, the Pakrac Police Station, representatives of veterans' associations, Homeland War volunteers, and former members of the 1st Guards Brigade "Tigrovi" who arrived from Zagreb by bicycle.
