Many people went through horrible things during the Armenian Genocide. Some people were killed, some people survived. Some people came so close to death that they felt him breathing on their neck. One of these people was Sam Kadorian. He has fluffy white hair, a mustache, and bushy eyebrows. But one of his most distinct features is the scar of his cheek.
When Mr. Kadorian was no older than 7 or 8, he and his family were camping down by the Euphrates River. After some time of being unbothered, some gendarmes came down to where they were and grabbed all of the boys, ages 5 to 10. They threw them into a pile on the ground, and started stabbing them with their swords. The lucky ones, such as Kadorian, were in the middle. Mr. Kadorian only got touched by a sword ones, cutting his cheek. Though he wanted to, he didn't make a noise. If he had, he would have been found and killed.
I am sure this man is happy that he is alive, though he is completely horrified by his experiences. He was surrounded by people around his age ad they were being killed, their blood flowing onto him. After the torture was over, he probably had nightmares for years. It was probably the worst thing he experienced.
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