«Ruslan Bagaveev, UW junior and president of the Russian-American Youth Association (RAYA) Seattle chapter, remembers his great-grandfather’s stories of World War II. <br><br>Enlisted in a prisoner attack battalion, Bagaveev’s great-grandfather was armed only with his nation’s flag as he charged directly at enemy forces, leading the attack against their foe. Surrounded by death and destruction, his only weapon to defend himself was his pride for his country.»
— RAYA Seattle Chapter