ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ðɪ ɑːɹmˈiːniən kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv ˈiːstɚn ɑːɹmˈiːniənz ˈæskt ðɪ ɑːɹmˈiːniən sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd ˈɑːfɪsɚz skˈæɾɚd θɹuːˈaʊt ɹˈʌʃən ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ɹˈiːdʒənz tə ɡɹˈædʒuːəli biː bɹˈɔːt təɡˈɛðɚ.
In 1917, the Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians asked the Armenian soldiers and officers scattered throughout Russian occupied regions to gradually be brought together.