Falling on Monday, May 27 this year, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. Much like July 4 or Labor Day, Memorial Day is a federal holiday, and banks, credit unions and the post ...
The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the ...
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation has known about objections to the inscription for years. The staff remains confident. "In selecting this quote ...
A new monument in Rapid City’s Memorial Park urges the community to choose peace. Rapid City Rotary clubs have installed a Peace Pole in the park, and on Oct. 5 the clubs gathered to dedicate ...
The memorial at Talke Pits Village Hall, in Stoke-on-Trent, was created to honour the men and boys who worked in three local collieries. The miners were killed in roof collapses, gas explosions ...