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Memorial for fallen Arlington soldiers started with sketch on a napkin
AOL· 6 days agoReflecting on the sacrifices made by those who served our country — this Memorial Day, Americans across the country are doing just that. In Arlington, a dedication ceremony honored the 18 fallen ...
A Jewish veteran from London prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
U-T San Diego· 5 days agoMervyn Kersh was summoned by his commanding officer and threatened with arrest. Why, the officer demanded, had Kersh refused to eat his army rations of ...
Pfister Faucets' American Plumber Stories Docuseries Wins Three Telly Awards
Digital Journal· 13 hours agoLAKE FOREST, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 31, 2024 / Pfister Faucets announced today its American Plumber Stories docuseries took home three Tellys in the record-breaking 45th Annual Telly Awards.
Facing waning interest, Sheboygan’s Memorial Day Parade nearly didn’t happen in 2008. Here’s how it...
The Sheboygan Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 2007, Sheboygan County Veterans' Service Officer Jim Riesenberg sounded the alarm that the...
Kenosha County honors veterans on Memorial Day
Kenosha News· 6 days agoCommanding Officer Heath Ryan spoke of the history of Memorial Day and the importance of honoring those who have died in service to the country. Members...
Who were the Bedford Boys?
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 13 hours agoThe men known as the Bedford Boys were soldiers from the town of Bedford serving in Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th...
City Fire Department Hosts Memorial Day Service
The Post-Journal· 5 days agoTaps is a bugle call sounded to signal “lights out” at the end of a military day, or in many cases at funerals of fallen soldiers, sailors, marines, air...
‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei determined to keep telling his Japanese American story
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 15 hours ago“Star Trek” icon George Takei spent three years as a child behind barbed wires, guarded by soldiers...
D-Day remembered at 80: Veterans get DFW send-off on way for Normandy
Dallas Morning News· 16 hours agoThe Fort Worth-based air carrier hosted the veterans Friday at company headquarters before sending...
Friday’s preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
WJZY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day...
