The Armenian Genocide victims were honored with a flag raising event at City Hall in Downtown Fresno Friday.
Speakers included attorney Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, Raffi Hamparian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America and congressman Jim Costa, ACB30 Action News reported.
"We are also here to ensure that those lives that were sacrificed, that were lost, will never ever be forgotten," Costa addressed the crowd.
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