Glory to Ukraine!

Glory to the Heroes!

St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral – Kyiv Patriarchate Sisterhood of St. Sofiya

Maria Jaresko

Ivan Jaresko

Mykola Sidelnik

Jaroslav Sydorenko

Master of Ceremonies

Mariana Semanyshyn

Organizing Committee

Pavlo Bandriwsky

Taras Drozd

Andriy Durbak

Ihor Diaczun

Ivan Pavlyk

Bohdan Pyskir

Andriy Ripecky

Olya Soroka

Oles’ Striltschuk

Jaroslav Sydorenko

Volodymyr Tun

Chrystya Wereszczak

THANK YOU

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75th

Anniversary

of the

Ukrainian Insurgent Army

Day of the

Defenders of Ukraine

100th

Anniversary

of the

Ukrainian National Republic 1

Procession to the Monument for the “Heavenly 100 Brigade” and all the Heroes of Ukraine

“Plyve Kacha”

American Ukrainian Youth Association, Mykola Pavlushkov Branch Choir,

Chicago—Director: Volodymyr Popowych

Placement of Memorial Wreaths at the Monument

General Counsel of Ukraine in Chicago Larysa Gerasko and

grandchildren of Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) veterans

Posting of Colors

Ukrainian American Veterans John Basil Turchin – Post 32 Chicago, Ukrainian

Insurgent Army, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, American Ukrainian

Youth Association, Ukrainian Scouting Organization PLAST, Organization of

Democratic Ukrainian Youth – ODUM, Women’s Association for the Defense

of Four Freedoms for Ukraine, Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms

for Ukraine

National Anthems of the United States of America and Ukraine sung by the

American Ukrainian Youth Association, Mykola Pavlushkov Branch Choir,

Chicago – Director: Volodymyr Popowych

Memorial Service - Panakhyda

Clergy and the Choir of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral –

Kyiv Patriarchate, Director: Bohdan Kuleshko

Opening Remarks

Larysa Gerasko, Counsel General of Ukraine

Community Greeting

Ihor Diaczun, President of the Ukrainian Congress Committee

of America, Illinois Branch

Memorium Remarks—Major General, Defense Attaché to the Embassy of

Ukraine Volodymyr Havrylov

Remarks

Leonid Khmelkov, 2nd

Lieutenant Airborne Regiment

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ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ, Михайло ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ, Святослав

ЛЕВКОВИЧ, Степан ЛЕВУНЬ, Осип ЛУЩАК, Мирон

МАКАРУК, Володимир МОРОЗ, Василь МОРОЗ, Роман ПИСКІР, Марія

ПОВІДАЙКО, Михайло ПРОЧКО, Степан РІПЕЦЬКА, Марія

РІПЕЦЬКИЙ, Модест САВКА, Володимир САВЧАК, Володимир САЛАЦЬКИЙ, Іван

СКИБА, Іван СОРОКА, Михайло

СОРОЧАК, Володимир СТАСЮК, Микола

СТРУТИНСЬКИЙ, Яросалав ТАРАБАН, Микола ТАРАБАН, Софія

ТУРЧМАНОВИЧ, Іван ТЮН, Володимир ФЕДАК, Михайло ФЕШ, Михаило

ФУРМАН, Володимир ЧУЙКО, Микола ШЕВЧИК, Петро ЩЕРБАК, Степан

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БИЛЕНЬ , Яролсав БІГУН, Роман

БУБЕРНАК , Іван ВАСЬКО, Марія ГАРВАС , Іван

ГОРАЙСЬКИЙ , Іван ГОРАЛЕВСЬКИЙ , Степан

ГРИЦЕНКО, Антон ГУК , Богдан ҐАЛАН , Орест ҐОЛЯШ, Надія ҐОЛЯШ, Степан ДРІСТ, Петро

ДЖУРА, Василь ЗАВАДІВСЬКА, Ольга ЗАВЕРУХА, Семен ІВАНЕНКО, Григорій КАМІНСЬКА, Ірина КАМІНСЬКИЙ , Іван КАРПА, Володимир КАРПЛЮК, Михайло

КУХТА, Василь КОСАР , Іван

КРАВЦ, Василь КРАВЦ, Юрій

КРАВЦ, Юрій ЛЕБЕДОВИЧ, Олена

Veterans of the

Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

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Remarks

Reverand Mykola Buryadnyk,

Pastor St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church

Recognition

from the Minister of Defense of Ukraine to Volunteers for their support of the

Ukrainian Military

Procession to UPA Cemetery

Honor Guard

Military-Historical Brigade “Siromanci”, Yuriy Soroka, Ihor Kovalchuk, Mychaylo

Barhan, Mykola Zubenko, Collin Benoit, Nazar Ilkiv, Taras Shulym

Prayer

His Excellency Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk,

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Diocese

Blessing of the Graves

Very Reverend Mitered Protopriest Victor Poliarny

Tropar

“Lord Save your People”, St. Andrew Choir, Director: Bohdan Kuleshko

Miltary Salute

Military-Historical Brigade “Siromanci”

“Do you Hear me Brother”

Sung by the American Ukrainian Youth Association, Mykola Pavlushkov Branch

Choir, Chicago Director: Walter Popowych

Transition to Auditorium in memory of Dr. Ivan Truchly

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Entrance of the Flags

“We were Born in a Great Hour”

Posting of Colors

Ukrainian American Veterans John Basil Turchin – Post 32 Chicago, Ukrainian

Insurgent Army, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, American Ukrainian

Youth Association, Ukrainian Scouting Organization PLAST, Organization of

Democratic Ukrainian Youth – ODUM, Women’s Association for the Defense of

Four Freedoms for Ukraine, Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for

Ukraine

Opening Prayer – His Excellency Bishop Benedict,

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Diocese

Opening Remarks

Master of Ceremonies - Mariana Semanyshyn,

Ukrainian American Youth Association, Mykola Pavlushkov Branch

“To Our Bright Future”

• “Iskra” School of Ukrainian Dance of the American Ukrainian

Youth Association Colonel Dmyrto Vitovskyj Branch

• Performed by: Diana Borshch, Alexandra Eckheart,

Anastasia Ference; Elliana Lesiuk, Solomia Mendyuk,

Anastasiia Mishchenko, Karina Niemet, Yulia Pashko,

Sofiya Petryshyn, Alyssa Stasiuk, Daria Tersina, Maria Vorobets

• Choreography – Anastasiia Sviridova

“Great Testaments of the Heroes of Ukraine”

Bohdan Yurynets, Member of the Organization for the Defense of Four

Freedoms for Ukraine, Branch 31

Medley of Ukrainian Songs

• “Zaproizhian March” music by Y. Adamcevych

• “Farewell, Farewell” – lyrics and music by H. Nadretnyj

Ukrainian Bandurist Ensemble “Char Zillya”: Motria Pshyvanyk Caudil,

Lesia Klimchenko, Chrytyna Musiy, Oksana Rudak, Veronika Chapliy

• “Collection of Ukrainian Folk Songs”

School of the Bandura at the Organization of Democratic Youth in Chicago, Ukrainian Bandura School of Chicago: Lilya Viytyk, Dmytryk Hayda, Ilya Hay-da, Katya Mychaylova, Anton Polyovyj, Anastasia Lucenko, Bohuslav Lu-cenko, Victor Lucenko

MEMORIAL CONCERT

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Keynote

Ihor Kozak, Former Officer in the Armed Forces of Canada and Liason

to NATO from Canada

Poems

performed by the Students of the School of Ukrainian Studies at St. Andrew’s

Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Kyiv Partriarchy

• "Pokrova" by Nadiya Humenyuk, performed by: Nastya Pylypchuk

• "In memory of the Ukrainian partisans" - author - Ihor Kalynychenko, per-

formed by: Yulia Skochylis and Tanya Skochylis

• "Unite My Brothers" - author - Hryhoriy Ivashkiv,

performed by: Diana Kuzmyn

Choral Performance - American Ukrainian Youth Association,

Mykola Pavlushkov Branch Choir, Chicago – Director: Walter Popowych

• “The Guelder Rose in the Meadow”

• “Collection of Ukrainian Insurgent Army Songs

• On screen – Memorial to the UPA Veterans of the

Chicago Metropolitan Area

• “The Road to the East”

“70th

Anniversary of the Mass Deportation of Families of Ukrainian

Nationalists” – Volodymyr Serhiychuk

“Return Home Alive”

play performed by members of the community organization “Orange Wave”:

Nadiya Karabinovych, Olha Monastyrska, Maryana Hryciv, Vadym Zakharchuk,

Stefania Jaworska, Alina Steciuk, Anastasia Chroniy, Halyna Mazuryk,

Katya Hlyut and the Dance Ensemble “Elehiya”, Directors: Anna Loukatch,

Svitlana Polyak

Closing Prayer

Very Reverend Mitered Protopriest, Pastor of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox

Parish and Secretary of the Vicariate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv

Partriarchate in the USA and Canada Victor Poliarny

Ukrainian National Anthem

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