Tens of thousands of people have commemorated the 15th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War Two in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. Survivors have expressed frustration over the United Nation's perceived failure to prevent the killing of more than 8,000 Muslims by Serb forces in July, 1995.

Nevertheless, something more than the eloquent gesture of this symbolic "Monument of Shame" is called for. We are also demanding the demolition of the "Wall of Shame" built by the West to punish the victims, the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Recently, in accordance with the International Court of Justice verdict, Serbia adopted a Declaration condemning the Srebrenica crime, thus accepting its responsibility. This is an important step in acknowledging this crime, but it does not have full meaning without the arrest of Ratko Mladić.

The Hague Tribunal Chamber renders a first instance verdict, finding Vujadin Popovic and Ljubisa Beara guilty of genocide in Srebrenica and sentencing them to life imprisonment, also sentencing Drago Nikolic to 35 years in prison for having assisted in and supported the commission of genocide.

On July 11, 2010, families and friends of those killed will gather together to mourn the loss of loved ones. The representatives of the United States and European governments will be in attendance in Srebrenica on that day.

These two graduates were among the thousands of Bosnian refugees who came to St. Louis after the war. While many Bosnian children are enrolled at Bayless and other area schools, the class of 2010 may be the last with memories of the war and of living in Bosnia.

Before the war, Stolac Municipality had a population of 18,681: 8,101 (43.36%) Bosniacs/Muslims, 6,188 (33.12%) Croats/Catholics, 3,917 (20.96%) Serbs/Orthodox, 307 (1.64% Yugoslavs, and 168 (0.92%) others, undeclared or unknown.
Returns to Stolac Municipality were blocked for years after the war, and until 1998 the town was in-habited exclusively by Croats.