Steve Stivers: “I want to thank Bishop Irinej, from the Serbian Orthodox Church, for offering today's prayer. We are at the 100-year…”

“I want to thank Bishop Irinej, from the Serbian Orthodox Church, for offering today's prayer. We are at the 100-year anniversary of when President Woodrow Wilson raised the Serbian flag in a show of support for the Serbian people. That symbolic act of solidarity is remembered today, and I think it is really important. Since 2006, my home State of Ohio has worked closely with the Serbian Armed Forces through the Ohio National Guard State Partnership Program. Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard and the Serbian Defense Forces have worked together on deployments and training. We have also worked together to construct schools, carry out humanitarian missions, and provide healthcare. On this anniversary of the U.S.-Serbia cooperation, I look forward to another 100 years of friendship with Serbia, and Ohio stands ready to lead the way. ____________________”