Spomenko Gostić
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Born
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14 August 1978
Doboj, Yugoslavia |
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Died
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20 March 1993 (aged 14)
Jovići, Ozren, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Allegiance
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Years of
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1992–1993
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Awards
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Medal of merit for the people (Republika Srpska)
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Spomenko Gostić
(Serbian Cyrillic: Споменко Гостић; 14 August 1978 – 20 March 1993) was
a Serb soldier during the Bosnian War. He was the youngest decorated soldier in
the Army of Republika Srpska.
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Biography
He
was born on 14 August 1978 in the Bosnian town of Doboj. He attended
elementary school in Maglaj but due to the outbreak of the war in
Bosnia, he didn't graduate. At a very young age he was left without his
father.
In
1992 (the first year of the war), he lived with his mother Milena in Jovići
village near Maglaj. The village was surrounded with smaller towns with a
majority Bosnian
Muslim population. Gostić thus found himself on the front-lines. In April
1992, his mother died so he went to live with his grandmother. His grandmother
was killed in September 1992 during the bombing of the village by the ARBiH.
As
a soldier
Shortly
after this, Gostić joined the Army of Republika Srpska, where he started
off as a military
courier. After this he was transferred to the duty of delivering food to
soldiers on the front-lines. While going about his duties upon horse, he fell
into a mine
field. The horses succumbed to the mines but Gostić was not seriously
wounded. He would later go on to be wounded again.
In
the ARBiH offensive on mount Ozren the people retreated
from Jovići but Gostić remained with a few soldiers to defend the village.
In
March 1993, during the bombing of the checkpoints of the Serb army, five
soldiers were killed and Gostić was seriously wounded. Gostić died of his
injuries on 20 March 1993 in Jovići on mount Ozren at the age of 14. He was
buried along with his killed co-soldiers in the village cemetery.
After
the war
After
the war, Jovići was integrated into the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, while the village Bočinja near Jovići became the religious and
political center for the local Wahhabi
movement. Pantelija Ćurguz, president of the Association of Veterans of
Republika Srpska, said in a news report that he promised to begin an initiative
for the remains of Gostić to be moved to Republika Srpska. In some cities in
Republika Srpska, petitions have been initiated for streets to be named after
Gostić.
Awards
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Medal
of merit for the people (Republika Srpska)
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