Letter - PEDRO ZAROKIAN

I would like to clear the misconception by some readers of the

Glendale News-Press that the Armenian Genocide was not an American

experience and that the United States had no connection.

Let us not forget that had it not been for the American values that

were passed on to the Armenians by the American missionaries who were

serving in the Anatolian region at the time, there possibly would not

have been an Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide revolved around the

most quintessential American values, which include freedom, justice and

liberty for all.

Lowering the U.S. flag in Glendale should be the modicum of

appreciation displayed by this nation to a people that gave their live

for what this nation stands for.

Pedro Zarokian

Glendale