Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bosnian refugees get donation after Jolie's visit
A U.S. government donation will provide housing for the last 15 people living in a Bosnian refugee camp that movie stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt drew attention to by visiting. I will tattoo her name here," said camp resident Goran Markovic, 47, pointing to one of his arms. After the April visit, refugee camp residents called Jolie their "beauty." But when they found out about the U.S. donation she became "our saint," said Markovic. Two refugees — sisters Lena Babic, 78, and Mara Babic, 72 — fondly remember entertaining Jolie and Pitt on Easter Sunday when they visited them in their small room in the former school that serves as the refugee camp in Rogatica. But both women only found out later that they were famous actors. Their neighbor, 68-year-old Borka Mandzo, said she feels indebted to Jolie, and refugee Persa Radovic, 72, said she cried when she heard about the U.S. donation for a new apartment building. (http://movies.msn.com)