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Separating the War from the Warriors

Source: Time Magazine, Nov 26 2012, 4:27am CST

The Vietnam Wall’s new Education Center will display some of the nearly half-million items left at the Wall over the past 30 years. The past decade has not been a pleasant time for many who serve in our armed ...

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Banner day for veterans

Source: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer  |   May 25 2013, 1:13am CDT

Jenny Sevcik, Messenger-Inquirer/jsevcik@messenger-inquirer.com, 691.7294 Mike Swift, an United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, has assistance from his granddaughter Alexandria Swift, 7, as the ...

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This Memorial Day, Let Us Honor and also Resolve

Source: The Moderate Voice  |   May 24 2013, 11:37pm CDT

This is the sixth year in a row that I have the opportunity and the privilege to write a message honoring all the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country in military service. Memorial Day shoul ...

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Marine restores pride in Lawrenceville parade

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 24 2013, 11:25pm CDT

Two years in Iraq, a lot of close calls and a 25-year Marine Corps career led combat veteran Jim McGinley to a deal with God. When he got home, McGinley vowed, he would care for and honor other veterans as they returned from duty. In the past eigh ...

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My View: Giving meaning to those who gave their all

Source: Gloucester Daily Times  |   May 24 2013, 11:09pm CDT

“The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purposes of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in the defense of their country...” This was the beginning of General Order No. 11, ...

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Cape Ann's Memorial Day — 2013

Source: Gloucester Daily Times  |   May 24 2013, 11:09pm CDT

When it comes to service to one’s country, all veterans stand in one circle. In the case of Cape Ann’s Memorial Day services Monday morning, there will be a blending of all sorts of ceremonies, with a special Gloucester focus ...

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Hamden students commemorate Memorial Day at event at Quinnipiac

Source: New Haven Register  |   May 24 2013, 10:50pm CDT

HAMDEN — Memorial Day weekend typically is filled with the smell of cookouts, start of summer traffic and social gatherings, but local officials and students gathered Friday to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice fo ...

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Family shares the story of loss during the Vietnam War

Source: Kerrville Daily Times  |   May 24 2013, 9:18pm CDT

The family of Anthony Kunz looks at the Western Union Telegram they received notifing them that Kunz was missing in action and a second telegram notifing them of his death in Vietnam. Pictured from left to righ ...

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Traveling Wall will be at fairgrounds

Source: Brainerd Dispatch  |   May 24 2013, 8:49pm CDT

The Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale replica of the Vietnam War memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display starting Thursday at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds. Hours that it will be on display are noon to ...

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Derby students learn about Memorial Day from local veterans

Source: New Haven Register  |   May 24 2013, 8:39pm CDT

Memorial Day Ceremonies at Derby’s Bradley Elementary Schooll students Friday learned about the importance of Memorial Day during a ceremony with local veterans. The event is traditionally held outside around the flag pole, but ...

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Memorial Day weekend schedule of Hawaii events

Source: HawaiiChannel.com  |   May 24 2013, 6:07pm CDT

8 a.m. - Honolulu Shinto Renmei Tribute at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl is a memorial service sponsored by four Shinto Buddhist shrines. Participants will pay tribute to American ...

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