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Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. “That’s the only...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: Human Interest, Battle of Antietam, Christianity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Free access to military records on Ancestry.com
Sun SentinelIn honor of Memorial Day, get free access to family military records from Ancestry.com. Search through military records in collections including Draft Registration Cards for WW1 and WWII, Civil War and Department of Veterans Affairs death files from...Tags: Memorial Day
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Back Story: First Memorial Day celebrated 145 years ago
"We cherish too, the Poppy red / That grows on fields where valor led, / It seems to signal to the skies / That blood of heroes never dies." — "We Shall Keep the Faith" by Moina Michael For many Marylanders, Memorial Day is the unofficial...
Tags: Belair Road, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Human Interest
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New Britain To Mark Memorial Day With Ceremonies
The city's Memorial Day parade and ceremonies are scheduled for May 30. The parade is set to begin at 6 p.m. at Broad and Burritt streets and will follow Broad Street and then Main Street to reach the reviewing stand at Central Park before ending at...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Festive Events, New Britain, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Artcetera
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive (949) 494-8971 http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays; and closed Wednesdays. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for...
Tags: Politics, Fine Arts, Lobbying, Photography, Artists
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West Hartford Memorial Day Parade To Step Off Monday
The Hartford CourantAs long as forecasted rain holds off, the town will celebrate the Memorial Day holiday with the annual parade and Fairview Cemetery flag placement ceremony. On Saturday, May 25, at 9 a.m., all are welcome to help place American flags on the grave...Tags: Human Interest, West Hartford, Festive Events, American Legion, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Newington Honors 26 Residents Killed In War During Memorial Day Parade Saturday
The Hartford CourantSaturday's Memorial Day Parade will have a symbolic "grand marshal" representing the the 26 service members from town who died in conflicts from World War I to the Vietnam War. A riderless horse with a reversed boot in the stirrup, an ancient symbol of a...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Human Interest, Afghanistan, Politics
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Five for your planner: Friday, May 24
1. Memorial Day parade Wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at World War I monument in front of Boonsboro Town Hall, 21 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Parade down Main Street, 2 p.m. 2. Cedar Lawn Guest speaker Fred L. Shinbur,...
Tags: Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Memorial Day
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The Good Ole Days
Every once in a while, I’m swept up in nostalgia and the very real memories of my youth: floating lazily in a cold, spring-water pond snugly tucked inside a multi-patched rubber inner tube; being chased by the gander in my grandparents' backyard;...
Tags: Ed Sullivan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lawrence Welk
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Pick of the week
The lives and stories of the servicemen from the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division are celebrated in the multimedia exhibit "Faces of the 1st." The exhibit on "Big Red One," an infantry that has served in every major U.S. conflict since World War I,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Cantigny Park
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Anonymous donor gives $300,000 toward new veterans war memorial
An anonymous donor recently gave $300,000 toward building a $3 million veterans memorial near the new Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona. The Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park Foundation, which is leading the effort to build the large granite...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lake Nona
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