Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Armistice Day: The Differences

Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, and Armistice Day are all celebrated on November 11th, but what are the differences between what the day is called? They all have the commonality of remembering the sacrifices of both...

Alice Donovan and Brittanee Drexel Remembered

CUE Center for Missing Persons 2009 Road To Remember Tour will stop in Myrtle Beach, SC to honor the memory of Alice Donovan whose remains were found January, 2009, after being missing for over six years. Hosted by her daughters, Angie Gilchrist and Jennifer Warner. Also at...

Armed Forces Day 2009: Celebrations across the United States

Armed Forces Day, May 16th 2009, is a day that is held in many nations around the world, prominently in the United States, and is a day to honour all military forces for the work they do or have done to serve their...

Israel comes to a standstill for Holocaust Remembrance Day

op/edHow can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of "strangers" at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the...

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel marks Remembrance Day as the country shuts down all entertainment centers. Tomorrow at 10 AM Israel Time there will be a 2 minute siren. During this time all transportation will stop by the side of the road...

April 16th - two year anniversary of Virginia Tech massacre

April 16th 2009 marks the two year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, and the school is getting ready for a day of remembrance. It was two years ago that Seung-Hui Cho went on a shooting rampage through the university, killing 32 people and then himself in the worst...

Hollow Remembrance Day

The time has come to call attention to the over the top Israel bashing as anti-Jewish. Lets distinguish from policy differences or disagreements. Everyone has a right to their opinions. But when does this cross over into the realm of using these events as a means to...

Gaza war legitimized equating Jews with Nazis

Much media and internet are doing this.Their nextproject. A humanitarian award for the KKK> "The operation in Gaza put an end to the European taboo on equating Jews to Nazis. That message was one of the conclusions of the first international panel discussion on...

January 24th is a day of Remembrance for the Crystal Soles Family

"Missing South Carolina January 24th is a day of Remembrance for the Crystal Soles Family  January 24, 2009Wilmington, NC – For the four years Crystal Soles has remained missing and it has taken a toll on...

The fourth anniversary of the tsunami.

"Thais and others gather to offer prayers for the dead during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, on the fourth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Did you know that December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada?  It was established in l99l by the Canadian Parliament, marking the anniversary of the murders...

Spain's fascists holds rally in Madrid

While Spain still debates over the exhumation of common graves of disappeared people during General Franco´s fascist regime, his followers stage a rally to remember him in Madrid. Young democracy in Spain has not...

End of First World War Honored Across the Globe

As the world pays its respects to fallen soldiers, different countries have different ways of doing so. Even the name in some cases changes, as it is known as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day and Veterans Day. ...

November 11 - Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day

Across the world, in Britain, the United States, France, Canada and many others, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month is a time to honour all those who fell in military service. Today marks...

On this Remembrance Sunday In Britain

White crosses bearing poppies and personal messages to the fallen fill the Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday So, what are we fighting for today? By Cole Moreton November 9 2008 On...

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