You said confisgate when in reality Svonavec came to an agreement with the government for the land on which he got a little bit more than fair market value. Big, big, big difference between confisgate and an agreement.
Thank you for the information, I can see he collision between absolute private property rights and patriotic duties, but here are some questions for you;
1. Do you think we should have a memorial for this heroic but tragic event?
2. If yes how would we have gone about getting it done?
3. While some people will feel strongly about their land and may not want to part with it at any price; if duty required taking over this land do you believe that those people were not adequately compensated?
I believe that humans are more important than property and it is a shame if we can not commemorate such a sacrifice.