Srdjan Aleksic, HERO

27th January 2012th at 07:00
Remembering Srdjan Aleksic

Srdjan Aleksic
Exactly 19 years died Srdjan Aleksic.

Although, we believe, a small number of those who have his name and heroic acts of unknown, duty, obligation, and a great honor to us, on the anniversary of his death, recalled the young man who is a symbol of friendship, humanity, courage ...
Srdjan Aleksic was born in 1966. in Trebinje. His father, Rade was a basketball coach, his mother died young, a brother died in a motor glider crash near Trebinje. Srdjan was a pioneer Swimming hopes the former Yugoslavia. Amateur is an actor, for which he received several awards, and continued to play during the war, in The San war night.
Srdjan's dream of the 21st Air January 1993. was made because he managed to save his friend from certain death, but it is the dream of their own cost of living. On that day a group of Serbian army reservists, who is also a member Srdjan at Trebinje market harassed and beat Alena Glavovic, Bosniaks from Trebinje. Srdjan he jumped in to help, while a few people in the vicinity calmly posmatralo. Four soldiers were then instead of Alena decided to beat up a 'traitor' Aleksic, and he sustained injuries from the fall into a coma. He died six days later, on 27 January.
Srdjan has laid down his life fighting for his friend, but he laid the foundations of an immortal work. The heroic act of defense of your fellow citizen who has paid with his life is a shining example of human courage.
Srdjan's father on the death certificate was his son wrote a sentence that will be forever remembered: He died doing his human duty.

One of the four attackers was killed several months later on the battlefield, while the other three were sentenced to two years and four months in prison. At the time during any trial for the murder of his son, Rade Aleksic is a different way, and humiliation will never forget. Among them is the phrase of one of the lawyers, counsel of the accused: "He deserves it when he defended the Muslims."

Srdjan's father now lives alone in Trebinje and happiness of his son's killers to walk around the city. In an interview, the Independent newspaper said: "They did not have the intent to kill Srdjan, but it just happened. But he did not had that happen to the harshness came, they had to attack the unprotected middle of the street boys, or those frightened of Bosniaks, ormy son. It is no longer important or who they were, it is important that they then hit the man, wanting his boots and rifle undo everything humanely and generously that represented the best part of Trebinje. This is perhaps what hurts the most. "

 "And my students, so we all Alena odmila called, is now in Sweden, married, has two children. Every summer I go around when it comes to Trebinje. Srdjan first went to the grave with a large ikebana, and then at me. Well, so much I am excited that he even can not remember the names. Us, Trebinje, Trebinje that old Raji, surnames did not mean anything. We called it the nickname, recognized the goodness in this FC still believe, "said Rade Aleksic.

Remembering Srđana will live forever
Probably the greatest hero who has remained behind the bloody Balkan events of the early 90s, posthumously received the Charter of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As explained at the time chairman of the Helsinki Committee Srdjan Dizdarevic, "Srdjan his work showed that a man can be and remain in difficult times."

Several cities in our region, too, he decided to pay homage. Passage of the dragon-Jovina street in Novi Sad today bears the name Aleksićevo. In the center of Pancevo also has an opening Srdjan Aleksic, and a memorial plaque in honor of Trebinje hero. Tuzla has a street named after Srdjan, and Sarajevo, although it is located in a remote part of the capital, in Trebinje Recreation called the name Srdjan Aleksic.
Belgrade director Srdjan Golubovic finalizing film circuits inspired by this event, which tells about the consequences of the proceedings of the heroic soldier Mark where the Serbs killed his friend because it protects civilians Haris who is a Bosnian Muslim. The film should see the light of day in June this year, a film script won the Cannes Film Festival as part of the selection Atelier.
Radio Television of Serbia 2007th was recorded and broadcast a documentary film Srđ about Srdjan Aleksic, whose main protagonist's father, in 2008. Theatre of Trebinje Slovo sets the play on the Epilog Srđan.

 In memory of his gesture was established and professional journalism awards for reporting on marginalized and vulnerable groups. Read more: Open competition for the prize 'Srdjan Aleksic'
Srdjan has sacrificed his life for the lightest values ​​of civilization, and his work shows that it is better to die with honor than to live shamefully.Because, as Mak Dizdar wrote: "People do not live just to live. This is not only alive to die. There are also dying to live."
Rest in peace Srđane!