...And yet they seemed so peaceful together prior to the collapse of the Soviet Empire, Serb and Croatian living as neighbors just as normal persons should live.

Then I saw this:

They could not believe who the sniper turned out to be, but their own beloved neighbor, the one they used to say "good morning" to everyday. What caused him to start blasting away at us? We used to sit together as friends...now he is dead, and for what?