US Flag 'Offensive' at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, Texas

Debbie McLucas, an employee at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, Texas was stunned when she was told to remove a US flag she had in her office window because it was deemed "offensive" by hospital administrators. The US flag offensive? In Texas?? The mother of three military...

Obama Sends Wreath to Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery

President Barack Obama is sending a wreath to the Confederates Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery today, despite a petition requesting that he break the tradition. Those in support of the petition assert that...

Map the Fallen: Tracking Coalition Deaths on Memorial Day

In time for Memorial Day, Google engineer Sean Askay has launched Map the Fallen, an interactive map that chronologically pinpoints the dates and locations of each coalition death since the wars in Afghanistan and...

A Brief History of Memorial Day

Thanks to all veterans and all active duty military. "The exact origins of Memorial Day are disputed, with at least five towns claiming to have given birth to the holiday some time near the end of the Civil War....

Memorial Day Tradition Celebrates Third Year

By Bob McCarty at BobMcCarty.com For the third consecutive year, I’ve chosen the days leading up to Memorial Day as appropriate for honoring all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country by...

Yom Ha Zicharon Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers and Civilian

This evening begins Yom Ha Zicharon an evening and day of remembrance for all of the soldiers and civilians that have given their lives for the hope of peace and prosperity in the State of Israel.  There has...

First of it's kind monument for living veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq confi...

DERRY, NH - May 26, 2008 is the date in which a first of it's kind memorial was unveiled at MacGregor park in Derry, NH.  Derry, which is not unfamiliar with the national spotlight during the US Presidential...

CNN quick poll, a sign of the times

Memorial Day 2008, CNN has this quick poll on their website.Is it a sign of the times that only 35% of Americans honor dead troops?Do any of the 60% who relax and grill ALSO honor troops with a prayer or moment of silence during their holiday meal?Is it growing dislike of the...

Feeling Time Deprived on Memorial Day? Time is In Our Hands

Since Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season here in the U.S what could be a better topic than Time, the perceived lack of it and the pressures it brings into our daily life.A day like today should be a chance for idle time but might instead turn into cramming...

Honor American Heroes This Weekend

Forget about the Memorial Day sale at the local furniture store or opening weekend at the theme park. Do something more meaningful instead; visit one of our nation’s military cemeteries this Memorial Day weekend...

New Exhibit: Holocaust Yellow Badge In Art

 Thirty artists will present their Holocaust-Yellow-Badge-in-Art-Works on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, (Yom Hashoah), April 30th 2008, at Beit Igal Alon in Safed under the auspices of Safed Mayor...

Memorial Day 2007 - Just shut up today, George. You've already said too much.

Memorial Day 2007A shameful legacy  Never has a president of the United States done so little for so many and left so many dead in his oblivious wake. May God grant all our war dead a quiet rest.May God save the United States of America from Boy George Bush, his...

Don't be Sly! Dance to the Music with 'The French Fries'

Ever heard of a French version of "Dance to the Music' by Sly & The Family Stone...Here it is by none others than 'The French Fries'...a fun story. You might even be the hippest of the hipsters if you can put your hands on a copy of the track and play it at your Memorial...

Bolder Boulder 2006

On May 29, 2006 more than 46,000 people participated in Boulder, Colorado’s 28th Memorial Day road race, Bolder Boulder.  The University of Colorado Folsom Stadium roared with applause as Sara Slattery, a CU...

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