ON THIS DAY, SPOMENKO GOSTIĆ DIED On this day, Spomenko Gostić, the youngest soldier of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), was killed. Spomenko was born on August 15, 1978, in Doboj, and the war found him in the village of Jovići near Maglaj. H...
...e lost his father early, and shortly after the war began, at the end of April 1992, at only 14 years old, Spomenko joined the VRS. Soon after, he also lost his mother, Milena, and continued living with his grandmother, younger half-brother, and uncle in the village of Jovići near Maglaj. His main duty was transporting weapons, the wounded, and the dead, and he also spent a long time as a military courier. For his merits, he was awarded the "Medal of Merit to the People" and was wounded mul...
...tiple times. He was killed on March 20, 1993, on the battlefield, while hurrying home to bake bread, when an enemy shell hit him. He never finished elementary school. Numerous songs have been sung about Spomenko and his bravery. May your glory be eternal and thank you for our freedom, hero!
