http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/memorial/ en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281939/posts Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sarah attend a memorial ceremony to Yoni Netanyahu in the military cemetery in Mt. Hertzel, June 28, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Ben Tzion Netanyahu, Bibi and Yoni's Dad.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his Defence Minister Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony for the former's brother, Yoni, at the military cemetery in Mt. Hertzel in Jerusalem on June 28, 2009. Yoni Netanyahu was killed in 1976 during the Antebe operation to free Israeli hostages.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sarah, left, gather near the grave of his late brother... various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281939/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280007/posts Truly Heroic Victims by: Alana Goodman, June 25, 2009 The atmosphere was somber at the Victims of Communism Memorial on June 16th, as speakers urged attendees to remember those who perished under past communist regimes as well as those who suffer under them still. Lee Edwards, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, noted that it was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, but that democratic nations still have a long way to go before we can rid the world of “an ideology that took the lives of an estimated 100 million [people].” Some of... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280007/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:19:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267872/posts ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it has filed a friend of the court brief opposing the ACLU’s campaign to tear down another war memorial cross. At issue is a small cross originally erected on Sunrise Rock in 1934 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in memory of the dead of all wars. The cross is located in California’s Mojave Desert, in a remote area where the only visible signs of human activity are off-road vehicles and trail hikers. The ACLU succeeded in... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267872/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270755/posts BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 12, 2009 – NATO officials dedicated a monument here today to personnel killed during alliance operations. NATO officials dedicate a memorial to those who have lost their lives in alliance operations during a ceremony at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 12, 2009. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the stone marker outside the front door of the alliance’s headquarters will serve as a reminder of the weight of the decisions made in the facility. Danish Defense Minister Soren... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270755/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:33:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267358/posts ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it has filed a friend of the court brief opposing the ACLU’s campaign to tear down another war memorial cross.At issue is a small cross originally erected on Sunrise Rock in 1934 by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in memory of the dead of all wars.  The cross is located in California’s Mojave Desert, in a remote area where the only visible signs of human activity are off-road vehicles and trail hikers.  The ACLU succeeded in its... Thomas More Law Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267358/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265693/posts SOMERSET, Pa. -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the U.S. government will not use eminent domain to seize people's land for a permanent Flight 93 memorial and instead will renew negotiations with landowners near the terrorist crash site in Somerset County. U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Salazar met with families of victims and landowners on Friday in Shanksville to discuss issues surrounding the planned national memorial for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, fatal hijacking. Specter's office said Friday's meeting also focused on what still needs to be done for the memorial to be complete in time for the... thepittsburghchannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265693/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2263235/posts David Brenner, manager of Prairie Home Cemetery, reported Tuesday that 39 flags were taken from the graves of military veterans. Brenner said thefts seldom occur at the Waukesha cemetery, but he decided to report the incident to police. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2263235/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:23:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260262/posts A Stuart man is asking the state to dismantle a roadside memorial that commemorates the death of two young girls. The memorial, along Kanner Highway and Linden Street in Stuart, is posted at the very place where Sarah Stone, age 14, and Alex Quaroni, age 13, were killed seven years ago. They were riding home from the movies when a teenager who'd been drinking - Stephen Bromstrup - plowed into the side of their car, killing them both and injuring a third girl, Jennifer McKinney. "I don't think we intended to create a shrine for her," says Tim Stone, Sarah... .wptv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260262/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 02:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259375/posts NASCAR's powerful moment of silence drives home the dayBy Jay Busbee Mon May 25, 2009 4:32 pm EDT NASCAR has a long tradition of patriotism and a deep connection with the military, so it's no surprise that they choose to honor our nation's holidays with a variety of tributes. But the moment of silence that was held at Monday's running of the Coca-Cola 600 may rank among the finest in the sport's history. **SNIP** ...NASCAR stopped the entire race. That doesn't happen in sports, ever. This isn't the seventh-inning stretch or a break between quarters; this is stopping play at... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259375/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 22:14:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258411/posts Numbers come precisely from the agile mind and nimble tongue of Frank Buckles, who seems bemused to say that 4,734,991 Americans served in the military during America's involvement in the First World War and that 4,734,990 are gone. He is feeling fine, thank you for asking. The eyes of the last doughboy are still sharp enough for him to be a keen reader, and his voice is still deep and strong at age 107. He must have been a fine broth of a boy when, at 16, persistence paid off and he found, in Oklahoma City, an Army recruiter who... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258411/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 16:31:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258100/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama avoided a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials for Confederate soldiers and for blacks who fought against them during the Civil War. Last week, a group of about 60 professors petitioned the White House, asking the first black U.S. president to break tradition and not memorialize military members from the Confederacy, the group of Southern states that supported slavery. "The Arlington Confederate Monument is a denial of the wrong committed against African-Americans by slave owners, Confederates and neo-Confederates, through the monument's denial of slavery as... AP via MyWay http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258100/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 01:42:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258088/posts President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Memorial Day commemorations at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 25, 2009. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyI yearn to be able to respect a president I have political differences with. To be able to find common ground as fellow Americans and on occasions such as Memorial Day, out of respect for the office of the presidency, applaud his speech and say, "Well done, Mr. President; well done! We may differ politically, but today I stand with you!" So why am... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258088/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 01:03:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257891/posts Since Memorial Day is now best known as the start of summer, and celebrated by many Americans short on history, and long on three day holiday weekends, I thought it appropriate to provide a link to Ernest Everett Blevins' article in the Knoxville news today with the historic skinny. Mr. Blevins is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and past commander of Kennesaw Mountain #3 Sons of Union Veterans in Marietta, Georgia. He is past Sr. Vice Commander and current Graves Registration Officer for the newly organized of the Department of Georgia and... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257891/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 18:20:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257889/posts Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressThe Daniel Chester French Victory atop the Memorial to the First Division of the Army, the Big Red One, outside the White House (monument details here). Photo by Mike's AmericaMemorial Day first started as Decoration Day when citizens of the reunited Northern and Southern states began an annual observance of the 600,000 lives lost during the American Civil War. (history of the holiday here) So it is perhaps fitting that we take Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863 as the text... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257889/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 18:16:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257887/posts Here's my 2009 Memorial Day video: [video at site] Most of the photos come from DoD, and are focused on the current conflicts. The editing is a bit uneven, as I haphazardly imported pictures without a lot of discrimination; but ultimately, what I decided I wanted to convey is the sense of sacrifice of not just the soldiers, but of the military families they leave behind who dare to support them and their mission. I wanted to juxtaposition those photos of them reunited/leaving their families with photos of what their service and sacrifice away from home have gained back in... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257887/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 18:02:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257870/posts "There was a girl who gave me (Leo Buscaglia speaking here) a poem, and she gave me permission to share it with you, and I want to do that because it explains about putting off and putting off and putting off - especially putting off caring about people we really love. She wants to remain anonymous, but she calls the poem, "THINGS YOU DIDN'T DO" and she says this": == == == == == == == == Things You Didn't Do Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it? I thought you'd kill me, but... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257870/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 17:04:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257770/posts WHEN? In at least 10 major wars, in 18+ conflict situations from the 1898 Spanish American War to the Persian Gulf War and even to the present War on Terrorism, which is like no other war. The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257770/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 13:31:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257571/posts As America begins to mark Memorial Day, it needs to ask if it has forgotten these moments now that "change" has arrived? I surely hope not. We will never forget. www.politicalcastaway.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257571/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 02:04:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257505/posts Widow of Douglas Zembiec 3 years ago, I made a Veterans Day post transcribing a letter Michael Medved read on his radio program, The Three Big Lies About Vietnam. Here is that segment of the show; it requires 3-and-a-half minutes of your time, and I'll be very much surprised if they are 3 minutes you'll want back, after listening. (Excerpt) Read more at Flopping Aces ... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257505/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 23:12:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2257099/posts WHEN? In at least 10 major wars, in 18+ conflict situations from the 1898 Spanish American War to the Persian Gulf War and even to the present War on Terrorism, which is like no other war. WHO? More than 670,000 lives in the 10 major wars given up for something of greater value, something having a more pressing claim. The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2257099/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 23:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256492/posts Two Pennsylvanian’s quit the Flight 93 Memorial Commission last week, protesting Park Service plans to condemn five crash-site properties that it never negotiated for in good faith. Consider the case of the Lambert family, who have been on their land for three generations: "It's absolutely a surprise. I'm shocked by it. I'm disappointed by it," said Tim Lambert, who owns nearly 164 acres that his grandfather bought in the 1930s. The park service plans to condemn two parcels totaling about five acres — land, he said, he had always intended to donate for the memorial. "To the best of my... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256492/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 19:29:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256208/posts The last time Rolling Thunder roared into Washington, the president welcomed the riders in the White House driveway with a smile on his face and heartfelt personal greeting. This year, maybe not. "We initially got a call this year saying the president wasn't going to greet us," said Artie Muller, founder of the group. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256208/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 12:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254327/posts From the Office of State Comptroller Nancy Wyman Contact: Steve Jensen: 860-702-3308/3301 May 12, 2009 Cell Phone: 860-539-9298 E-mail: Steven.Jensen@po.state.ct.us TWO FALLEN STATE SOLDIERS TO BE ADDED TO WALL OF HONOR Ceremony Also Will Recognize All Connecticut Heroes Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan Two Connecticut soldiers killed in Iraq in 2008 will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex during a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony in the Atrium of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave. The tribute now includes photographic... e-mail from Patriots in Connecticut http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254327/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 00:46:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2252862/posts Pictures from Opening of Ohio Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2252862/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 22:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246165/posts PITTSBURGH – The government will begin taking land from seven property owners so that the Flight 93 memorial can be built in time for the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the National Park Service said. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246165/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 16:23:58 GMT