Most people think that yesterday was an ordinary day, January 27th 2017. It was Friday, the end of the week, when everybody gets ready to go out, when everybody takes time to relax from a hard-working week, when everybody makes plans for weekend, etc.
For some people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially for an old man in Trebinje, and for a young man in Norway, preparing to travel to Trebinje, it wasn't an ordinary day. So, what is the connection between those people? Having arrived in Trebinje, they met and they headed to the cemetery. After a long walk, they stood by a grave that belonged to Srđan Aleksić, the man this article is dedicated to. 24 years ago, in the middle of war, on the main square in Trebinje, two soldiers were beating up a young, innocent man, only because of his name. Many people were passing by, but nobody would help. The fear of the punishment for ''betrayal'' paralyzed everybody. While he was being beaten up, a young soldier was sitting in a café, near the square. After he had seen them, he approached, and tried to help him, saying that there is no need for that. It was a death sentence to this young soldier. They started beating him up. Meanwhile, the innocent man managed to escape. After their fists got tired, they used their rifles. After several minutes, the young soldier passed away.
It was a great example of humanity that, fortunately, hasn't perished in this world yet. This is a story of a young man, whose grave was visited by two men: his father and Alen Glavović, the man he had saved. After he had escaped, he fled to Norway, where he lives today. Every year he visits his grave. This is great proof that humans can crush all obstacles in their minds in order to save another life. The purpose of this article is not to spread hate and generalize. Also, it is our mission to raise awareness about the stories of those people to whom I am going to dedicate my next articles. Srđan didn’t have any obstacles. He didn't care about his name, his religion or his nationality. He cared for life.