People are not distinguished by the drop but by what is in the head

The promotion of Montenegrin publicist Bud Simonović's book "Captain Reka's War and Peace" was held in the hall of the Army House in Pljevlje, organized by the "Stevan Samardžić" National Library.

The book talks about Amir Reko from Goražde, a former officer of the Yugoslav People's Army and the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who at the end of June 1992, as the commander of the 43rd Drina Brigade of the BiH Army, saved 45 Serbian civilians from the village of Bučje from certain death, three days after that his mother, grandfather and three close relatives were burned by Serbian soldiers in his native village of Gudelj.

Based on this book, the documentary film "Macedonian", as was the nickname of Amir Reka, was made.

"Amir Reko showed that only love can defeat evil and that it is love that should bind people together. His mother always advised him to be a man at every opportunity, not to distinguish people by their appearance but by what they have in their heads. He asserts with his life, deeds and words that nations are not nationalist, that Serbs, Croats and Muslims are not nationalists, but that nationalists are individuals and that they have their own name and surname. Today, mother Ziza has a monument in the heart of her son Amir, which is the most faithful and lasting monument. At the moment when he had to make the decision to save 45 Serbian prisoners, there were 700 members of the Muslim army around him. There were Serbs on the hills shelling Goražde and killing innocent people. He was only 29 years old at the time - not as mature as a man, but conscientious as a human being, and I sincerely congratulate him on that," said Zorica Jestrović, M.Sc.

Milivoje Čarapić, one of the residents of the village of Gudeljevo, said that he is grateful to God and Amir Reko that he is alive today.

The promotion was also attended by Reko, who said that he does not feel like a hero or hero, but that he is just a man who wants to share his destiny.

"I am happy that this book has left a message for the generations behind us," he said.

He said that he was glad to be back in Pljevlja, the city where he spent the worst days of his life, while he worked as a JNA officer in the "Vladimir Knežević Volođa" Barracks.

Slobodan Vučinić, Milorad Mišo Zečević, director of the "Stevan Samardžić" Library in Pljevlja Đina Bajčeta and the author spoke about the book.