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What is the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?
NBC New York· 5 days agoFor many, Memorial Day is the weekend that signifies the start of summer, and Veterans Day is an...
Remembering our fallen | Lower Columbia soldiers who died while serving in the military
The Daily News· 3 days agoMonday we celebrate Lower Columbia residents who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the United States....
Remembering heroes who on Memorial Day at Liberty Memorial Museum
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 3 days agoThe museum and memorial were dedicated in 1926, and on that day a bell was tolled 11 times. It rang...
50 Facts You May Not Know About US Involvement in War
MediaFeed via AOL· 3 days agoWe've scoured through lots of historical data to put together this list of facts you may not know or...
Connecticut soldier receives posthumous Purple Heart 105 years after death in WWI
Stars and Stripes· 1 day agoU.S. Army Sgt. Paul Maynard of Torrington, Conn., was killed in action on the last day of the World...
5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies
CW39 NewsFix· 7 days agoNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service...
Sgt. Paul Maynard, a WWI a hero, receives the Purple Heart posthumously
FOX61· 5 days agoFriday, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal presented the Maynard family with a Purple Heart medal. Paul...
From our Files - The Advocate-Messenger
The Danville Advocate-Messenger· 2 days ago100 YEARS AGO —1924 Danville’s newest police radio system operated, providing two-way communication between the police headquarters on South Fourth...
Purple Heart given to family of World War I soldier from Torrington
WTNH-TV New Haven· 6 days agoThis Memorial Day weekend, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice by protecting...
CT World War I veteran who died on the last day of the war presented the Purple Heart
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoSgt. Paul Maynard had just spent weeks at the front of one of the deadliest campaigns in World War...