The book 'Pleternica's Sky of Salvation' by Marijo Kalan of Bilice, which describes events from 1992, was presented in Zagreb. The presentation was organised by the Assembly of Croatian War Veterans Associations within the framework of the 110th professional-scientific symposium of the Association of Volunteers and Veterans of the City of Pleternica.
Brigadier General Zvonko Sesar welcomed the attendees on behalf of the Assembly of Croatian War Veterans Associations, while reviewers Dr sc. Natko Martinić Jerčić and Dr sc. Darko Ropac spoke about the book. During the symposium, a short film featuring personal testimonies from transported wounded and participants in the operation was shown, highlighting the importance of the action in the context of war events.
The author presented the operation he documented based on nearly two decades of research. It concerns a humanitarian action from 1992 that linked Slavonia and Zagreb, during which the lives of wounded were saved despite great danger.
In the evening programme, Franjo Mazal, a member of the Artists' Association 'August Šenoa' and a poet from the Pleternica region, performed the poem 'Pleternica'. Poet Irena Kalan of Bilice recited the poem 'To Be Human' from the collection 'Flashes – poetry for the homeland in good and evil'. Among those present were operation participants Brigadier Robert Paradžik and Captain Miroslav Vlašić, as well as representatives of the General Assembly, the Croatian War Veterans Association, the Dr Franjo Tuđman Croatian Military Academy, the Police Academy, members of the Assembly, and officials from cultural, social and political life.
After the promotion, the organiser prepared a light meal, and the gathering continued with reminiscences of the events and heroes of the Homeland War, preserving memory for future generations.
