The photo story by Zachary Clingenpeel was published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on July 12, 2025
A solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide was held in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy, Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Samil Krajina searches through a banner of names of people who died during the Srebrenica genocide for his grandfather Mustafa Music and his uncle Muhidin Music during a commemoration of the tragedy in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The banner was set up by the Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition to honor those lost during the genocide in July 1995. Zachary ClingenpeelSabit Kadric marches alongside his family carrying the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. Kadric is a member of the Association of Survivors of the Srebrenica Genocide who helped organize the march. Zachary ClingenpeelMembers of the St. Louis Bosnian communituy silently march down Market Street during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelDani Kahn, a St. Louis activist, carries a sign of protest while congressman Wesley Bell speaks during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. Zachary ClingenpeelA group of youths carry numbers denoting the amount of deaths that occurred during the Srebrenica genocide as they listen to speakers at a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the tragedy in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelJusmir Handzic, a member of the Association of Survivors of the Srebrenica Genocide, delivers a speech during a commemoration of the tragedy on its 30th anniversary in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers a speech via pre-reocrded video during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelThe Jakubovic family search through a banner of names of people who died during the Srebrenica genocide for their family members Fazlija and Ismet Jakubovic during a commemoration of the tragedy in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The banner was set up by the Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition to honor those lost during the genocide in July 1995. Zachary ClingenpeelBehidin Piric, a survivor of the Srebrenica genocide, delivers a speech during a commemoration of the tragedy on its 30th anniversary in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelWearing a crocheted flower of Srebrenica, Elvedin Pasic marches with members of the St. Louis Bosnian community during a silent March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. Pasic, a survivor of the genocide who gave a speech during the event, was the first witness in the trial of Gen. Ratko Mladic, who led the Serb forces during the war and was convicted of war crimes and genocide in 2017.Zachary ClingenpeelMembers of the St. Louis Bosnian community silently march through downtown St. Louis during a commemoration and March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8,000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica. Zachary ClingenpeelMembers of the St. Louis Bosnian communituy silently march through downtown St. Louis during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica.Zachary ClingenpeelElvir Ahmetovic, a survivor of the Srebrenica genocide, delivers a speech during a commemoration of the tragedy on its 30th anniversary in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica.Zachary ClingenpeelRamiza Krajina, a member of the St. Louis Bosnian community, carries a flag with the flower of Srebrenica during a solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. Krajina lost her father Mustafa Music and her brother Muhidin Music during the genocide in July 1995.Zachary ClingenpeelHarun Pecikoza and his mother Semra Pecikoza march down Market Street carrying a flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica.Zachary ClingenpeelMembers of the St. Louis Bosnian community gather outside of Soldier Memorial Museum during a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide in downtown St. Louis on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica.Zachary ClingenpeelA group of youths carry numbers denoting the amount of deaths that occurred during the Srebrenica genocide as they listen to speakers at a commemoration and solemn March of Remembrance for the tragedy in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The genocide, which occurred in July 1995, resulted in the death of more than 8000 Bosnian boys and men at the hands of Serb forces in and around Srebrenica.Zachary Clingenpeel
