Days of Remembrance event

U.S. Southern Command
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Date: 04.18.2012
Posted: 04.18.2012 12:03
News ID: 86923

MIAMI - U.S. Southern Command will be hosting a Days of Remembrance event, Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m. in its Doral conference center.

The event, titled "The Holocaust and the Road to Genocide" is presented in conjunction with the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

Hosted by SOUTHCOM Military Deputy Commander, Vice Adm. Joseph Kernan, the commemoration is scheduled to include a 30-minute presentation by Holocaust survivor, Henry Greenbaum.

The event is the first of its kind since Aug., 2011, when President Obama directed the U.S. interagency community to develop methods to recognize and prevent mass atrocities and human rights violations.

INTERESTED MEDIA: Please RSVP to Ray Sarracino, 305-437-1209
(raymond.sarracino@hq.southcom.mil) to reserve. Please plan on arriving at U.S. Southern Command headquarters, 9301 NW 33rd St., Doral 33172, no later than 9 a.m.