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Hace 6 horas · The red version of the poppy is what is most commonly used for this meaning (of memorial and remembrance of soldiers). But poppies come in many different colors, and all have different meanings.
Hace 6 horas · The Third Battle of Ypres in 1917, popularly known simply as Passchendaele, endures as a byword for the terrible suffering and waste of life on the Western Front. Today, Passchendaele New British Cemetery near Zonnebeke, Belgium stands as a somber memorial to the men who fell in that tragic battle – a quiet place of remembrance and reflection ...
Hace 6 horas · Artbook | D.A.P.’s presents Remembrance Garden, photographer Eugene Richards’ exquisite portrait of this much-loved New York landmark. Richards, whose insightful photographs have charted the human condition in America and abroad for over 40 years, photographed the cemetery over the course of 3 years and nearly 100 visits, capturing poetic details and grand vistas in rich color, across all ...
Hace 6 horas · In I Samuel 7:12-14, the prophet Samuel sets up a stone of remembrance, an “Ebenezer,” to remind the Israelites of God’s protection and help in defeating the Philistines. We can learn some important things about establishing memorials from this passage. First, it was an object, in this case a stone, which was large enough for people to see.
Hace 6 horas · On that day, General Logan issued a proclamation calling for a nationwide day of remembrance for the Union soldiers who had died in the Civil War. The date of May 30 was chosen because it was not the anniversary of any particular battle. In the years that followed, Decoration Day became an annual observance in many communities across the country.
Hace 6 horas · TEXAS, Texas-- Memorial Day, a time of national remembrance and tribute to those who have died in service to the nation, has a rich history dating back to the years following the Civil War. Established on May 5, 1868, by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), an organization of Union veterans, Decoration Day was a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers.
Hace 1 día · The meaning of Memorial day and history couldn't be complete without the birth of the the “National Moment of Remembrance”, which was a resolution passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening ...
