After killing her father, the Turks deported Garabed with his mother and many other Armenians. After wandering weeks and months long in the wildest countries they came to the district of Mardin. Kerbe Ballik is a small village, laying in a valley. There the caravan was attacked. Turks, Kurds, and Circassian seconded by Turkish soldiers, massacred most of these unhappy people after robbing everything from them. Garabed says: "One could only see sabres, daggers, knives, and blood."  When they wanted to murder his mother they took Garabed from her and [??? See photo]ng him away. A Kurd named Osman took him to his house. He became his shepherd. In his early days he had to work rather hard. Of course he was never paid for the work. Not even sufficient food was his reward. He was regarded and always called "Christian dog". Two years ago he tried to flee but he was caught and punished very seriously. However, Garabed did not want to stay among the Kurds. He planned for his next escape. A few weeks ago, his master went on business to Mardin. Garabet did profit of this opportunity and fled over the frontier. He met our agent who sent him by  automobile to our Rescue-home in Aleppo.

Left our care: June 17, 1928 Selfsupporting farmer. Married to No. 1316