There is a lot going on in this community. At some age, probably around 40 and older, the wounds and scars of the war remain so painful that life continues to revolve around that event. At anther age, probably around 30and younger, the war is something far away and constraining. The war ran from 1992-1995. So if you are 30 today, you were 12 when the war ended.
Even among the young, especially young men, the strain of the war is still quite visible, as seen in a recent football (soccer) game between Crotia and Serbia. A little background is perhaps in order. Wikipedia summarizes Medjugorje’s position during the conflict:
During the Bosnian War Medjugorje remained in the hands of the Croatian Defence Council and in 1993 became part of the internationally unrecognized Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. By the Dayton Agreement in 1995, Medjugorje was incorporated into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, populated mostly by Bosniaks and Croats. It lies within the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, one of ten autonomous regions established so that no ethnic group could dominate the Federation.
History being somewhat interesting, there is more to this story than meets the eye.