Postoje imena koja vrijeme ne može izbrisati. Postoje žrtve koje ne blijede, nego s godinama postaju još snažniji podsjetnik na cijenu slobode. Upravo u takvom ozračju danas su se u Rašeljkama okupili članovi obitelji, suborci, prijatelji, mještani i brojni gosti kako bi odali počast dvojici hrvatskih vitezova – Branimiru Udovičiću i Marinku Udovičiću, koji su kao mladići položili svoje živote na Kupreškoj visoravni 10. travnja 1992. godine.
U organizaciji Udruge veterana HOS-a – podružnica Tomislavgrad svečano je otkriveno i blagoslovljeno spomen-obilježje koje će trajno svjedočiti o njihovoj žrtvi i ljubavi prema hrvatskom narodu i domovini.
Branimir Udovičić ostao je zapamćen kao prvi poginuli pripadnik 13. bojne HOS-a „Jure Vitez Francetić“, dok je Marinko Udovičić bio pripadnik Hrvatskog vijeća obrane. Obojica su život izgubila istoga dana, na samom početku Domovinskog rata u Bosni i Hercegovini, kada su mnogi hrvatski branitelji stali u obranu svojih domova i naroda.
Program obilježavanja započeo je okupljanjem kod mjesne kapele, nakon čega su na grobove poginulih branitelja položeni vijenci i zapaljene svijeće. Uslijedila je sveta misa za sve poginule i umrle hrvatske branitelje, tijekom koje su okupljeni u molitvi zahvalili za njihove živote i žrtvu.
Nakon mise formiran je mimohod do spomen-obilježja gdje je upriličeno njegovo svečano otkrivanje i blagoslov. U poštovanju, pogledi okupljenih bili su usmjereni prema imenima dvojice mladića koji su svoje živote utkali u temelje slobode koju danas živimo. Svetu misu i blagoslov spomenika predvodili su pater Jozo Čirko, don Ilija Drmić i don Ivan Čirko. Za dostojan glazbeni ugođaj pobrinuo se hrvatski glazbenik Josip Ivančić. Voditeljica je bila Mila Čirko.
Obitelj poginulih vitezova Branimira i Marinka također je prisustvovala cijelom događaju.
Prigodno su se obratili dozapovjednik 13. bojne HOS-a Tomislavgrad Ilija Jurič – Ruto, zapovjednik IX. bojne HOS-a Jurica Jukić, zapovjednik izviđačko-diverzantske satnije i zapovjednik Brigade “Kralj Tomislav” Ivan Stanić – Švabo (umjesto i kao nasljednik generala Željka Glasnovića), te izaslanik ministra branitelja RH-a Tome Medveda i ministra obrane Ivana Anušića pukovnik Mladen Begić.
Ratni dozapovjednik 13. bojne HOS-a Ilija Jurič – Ruto za Tomislavcity izjavio je: “Što reći za današnji dan? Danas smo svjedočili jednom svečanom činu – otkrivanju spomen-ploče za našu poginulu braću. Naš poginuli HOS-ovac Branimir Udovičić došao je na Kupres sa 17 godina da brani ono nešto sveto, hrvatsko, kupreško, duvanjsko i cijelu domovinu. U biti, dao je svoj mladi život. Poginuo je, ali danas je oživio kroz ovaj spomenik, uskrsnuo je i bit će vječno s nama. Dakle, ovo je čin, zahvala tim dečkima, koji su ’92. došli na Kupres. Mi se danas na ovaj način, kroz ovaj simboličan čin otkrivanja spomen-obilježja zahvaljujemo na njihovoj žrtvi.”
Njihova žrtva nije ostala samo dio obiteljskog sjećanja, nego je postala dio zajedničke povijesti ovoga kraja. Spomen-obilježje u Rašeljkama trajni je znak zahvalnosti i poruka budućim naraštajima da sloboda nije darovana, nego izborena velikom žrtvom.
Današnje okupljanje završilo je zajedničkim druženjem sudionika na Selimovcu, ali i još jednom potvrdom da hrvatski branitelji nikada neće biti zaboravljeni. Dok god se pale svijeće, izgovaraju njihova imena i prenosi istina o njihovoj hrabrosti, Branimir i Marinko Udovičić nastavit će živjeti u zahvalnosti svoga naroda.
Neka im Gospodin podari vječni mir, a njihovim obiteljima snagu i utjehu. Vječna im hvala i slava.
Cijelu fotogaleriju i izvedbu Josipa Ivančića pogledajte ispod.
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.08.17-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.06.48-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item3 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.07.00-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item4 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.07.16-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item5 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.07.44-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item6 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.07.54-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item7 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.08.34-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item8 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.08.47-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item9 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.08.59-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item10 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.09.44-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item11 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.10.29-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item12 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.11.40-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item13 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.12.01-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item14 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.12.45-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item15 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.14.49-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item16 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.16.10-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item17 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.18.12-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item18 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.19.12-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item19 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.20.14-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item20 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.21.32-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item21 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.22.37-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item22 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.22.53-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item23 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.24.47-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item24 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.25.04-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item25 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.25.44-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item26 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.26.05-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item27 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.27.24-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item28 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.28.44-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item29 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.31.17-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item30 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.31.50-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item31 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.32.43-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item32 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.34.05-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item33 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.35.11-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item34 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.35.28-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item35 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.35.49-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item36 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.36.30-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item37 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.36.50-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item38 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.37.10-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
#tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item39 {
background: url(https://cdn.tomislavcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-13.37.21-1-80×60.jpg?x53932) 0 0 no-repeat;
}
Slaven Nevistić/Tomislavcity
Objava Rašeljke nisu zaboravile svoje sinove: Otkriveno spomen-obilježje Branimiru i Marinku Udovičiću pojavila se prvi puta na Tomislav City.
