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The Korean War Veterans Memorial was authorized by Public Law 99-572 on Oct. 28, 1986 "…to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Korean War, particularly those who were killed in action, are still missing inaction, or were held as prisoners of war." The law established an advisory board of 12 veterans appointed by the president to coordinate all aspects of the memorial’s construction. The site is located adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial directly across the reflecting pool from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The American Battle Monuments Commission managed the project and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided assistance. The architect of record is Cooper Lecky Architects. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam dedicated the memorial on July 27, 1995. Since the dedication several modifications have been incorporated: a kiosk to provide shelter for National Park Service personnel and a computer system with data housing the "Honor Role," which was accessible to the public. Correcting accessibility issues and replacement of the lighting in the statuary and along the mural wall with a state-of-the-art fiber optic system were required. Reconstruction of the pool and tree grove by the National Park Service and Corps of Engineers to improve tree maintenance and operate the reflecting pool was completed in July 1999. The overall cost There are 19 statues sculpted by Frank Gaylord of Barre, Vt., and cast by Tallix Foundries of Beacon, N.Y. They are approximately 7’3" tall, heroic scale and consist of 14 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force. They represent an ethnic cross section of America with 12 Caucasian, 3 African American, 2 Hispanic, 1 Oriental, 1 Indian (Native American).Three of the statues are in the woods, so if you are at the flagpole looking through the troops, you can't tell how many there are, and could be legions emerging from the woods. The statues are made of stainless steel, a reflective material that when seen in bright sunlight causes the figures to come to life. The blowing ponchos give motion to the column, so you can feel them walking up the hill with the cold winter wind at their backs, talking to one another. At nighttime the fronts of the statues are illuminated with a special white light; the finer details of the sculpture are clearly seen and the ghosts appear.
The juniper bushes are meant to be symbolic of the rough terrain encountered in Korea, and the granite stripes of the obstacles overcome in war. The Marines in column have the helmet chin straps fastened and helmet covers. Three of the Army statues are wearing paratrooper boots and all equipment is authentic from the Korean War era (when the war started most of the equipment was WWII issue). for the design and construction of the memorial and kiosk was $16.5 million.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom ~ T.E. Lawrence; an epic tale of war, courage and friendship
Macro Mondays Week 4 #Wisdom
2015 Michael Lamertz
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The Patton tanks were the United States Army's principal battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The many models were named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.
The M60 Series was a second-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today despite being superseded by the M1 Abrams.
In 1978, work began on the M60A3 variant. It featured a number of technological enhancements, including smoke dischargers, a new rangefinder, and M21 ballistic computer, and a turret stabilization system. All active American M60s eventually underwent the conversion to the A3 model.
The M60A3 was phased out of US service in 1997, but it remained a front-line MBT into the 21st century for a number of other countries.
Clifton, NJ
The World Wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45
During the two World Wars, 1914-18 and 1939-45, millions of lives were lost. The majority of the servicemen and women, who died in those wars lie buried in the countries where they was fallen. Most members of the Commonwealth forces, who died in Germany, are buried in war cemeteries such as this, which are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with the assistance and goodwill of the German people. Those whose graves are unknown are commomorate on special memorial plaque.
This quiet resting place, like those elsewhere, is dedicated in memory for those, who lost their lives.
Becklingen War Cemetery
This cemetery contains 2401 war burials, mainly of soldiers and airman. By nationality they comprise 2086 Britih, 140 Canadian, 79 Australian, 38 New Zealand, 2 South African, 1 Greek, 19 Polish, 5 Russian, 2 Yugoslav and 29 unidentifed.
Nikon D700, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2,8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] MACRO
Though technicially this is a WIP, I'll be finishing the interiors as time permits as we near April, May, & June.
Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum
VIETNAM WAR
The Vietnam War had important repercussions for Canada at home and abroad.
Though Canada did not send any combat troops to Vietnam, the war affected and divided Canadians. Some Canadians volunteered to fight in the US army while others protested in the streets for peace. Canada provided sanctuary for American draft-dodgers while Canadian companies produced billions of dollars of goods for the American war effort.
As the war drew to a close, Canada also participated in an ill-fated peacekeeping mission to oversee the transition to peace. In 1973 the International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was established to assist in the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords. Canada was only a member of the ICCS for six months (during the American withdrawal). Canada pulled out of the mission ahead of schedule, frustrated that neither side was abiding by the terms of the peace agreement.
Following the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975, 500,000 Vietnamese fled their homeland, half of these by sea. Some nations turned away these "Boat People," but Canada chose to accept thousands.
A grass-roots movement spread across the country in order to assist the integration of Vietnamese refugees into Canada. In Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar created Project 4000, which matched up Canadian citizens with new immigrants to serve as sponsors. The sponsors helped the newcomers adjust to everyday Canadian life.
By the end of 1980 over 60,000 Indochinese refugees had arrived in Canada. Today these immigrants have become part of their adoptive communities wherever they live across Canada.
Nel luglio del 1944 il re Giorgio IV d'Inghilterra incontrò il generale Alexander che, dopo la liberazione di Roma,era stanziato presso il lago di Bolsena,Tuscia viterbese,dove ora sorge un cimitero di guerra.Attraverso un lungo sentiero lastricato e molteplici gradini si arriva al luogo dell'eterno riposo,silenzioso e ordinato a ridosso di una collina che si affaccia sul lago.Le lapidi bianche che spuntano dal verde dell'erba ricordano i nomi dei 597 caduti dell'esercito britannico e dei paesi del Commonwealth,morti nei combattimenti che seguirono lo sbarco degli Alleati nei campi di battaglia tra Bolsena e Orvieto,a cui si aggiunsero,in seguito,altre salme provenienti dall'Elba.I Tedeschi in fuga da Roma liberata il 3 giugno fecero una sosta a Bolsena e qui ci fu uno scontro tra la Sesta Divisione Corazzata Sudafricana e la Divisione Panzer di Goering.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.
Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but the advance was checked for some months at the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line. The line eventually fell in May 1944 and as the Germans fell back, Rome was taken by the Allies on 3 June.
The Germans made their first stand after being driven north of Rome at Bolsena and to the east of Lake Bolsena, there was a tank battle in June 1944 between the 6th South African Armoured Division and the Hermann Goering Panzer Division.
The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944, and graves were brought in from the battlefields between Bolsena and Orvieto. Almost one-third of those buried at Bolsena were South Africans. In 1947, 42 graves were brought into the cemetery (into Plot 4 Rows G and H) from the Island of Elba. The cemetery is on the actual site of the first camp occupied by General Alexander's advanced headquarters after the liberation of Rome and it was here that King George VI visited General Alexander at the end of July 1944.
Bolsena War Cemetery contains 597 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 40 of them unidentified.
The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.
A selection of Star Wars micro builds: AT-AT, sandcrawler, T-16 and a made up old droid all used in my LEGO Ideas movie: ideas.lego.com/challenges/2816676c-a674-48eb-8243-0748c0e...
The Vietnam War Memorial, made of black, highly polished granite, is very reflective. It is inscribed with the names of every person who died in the war, and in another section, is decorated with these etched images. The wall also reflects images of the onlookers. The patches of color in this photo are from clothing worn by persons nearby who are looking at the wall. So, the memorial very effectively merges the present with the past. It is a stunning architectural and cultural achievement.
Đài tưởng niệm Chiến tranh Việt Nam, làm bằng đá granite đen, có độ bóng cao, là rất phản xạ. Nó được ghi tên của tất cả mọi người đã chết trong chiến tranh, và trong phần khác, được trang trí với những hình ảnh khắc. Bức tường cũng phản ánh hình ảnh của người xem.Các bản vá lỗi của màu sắc trong bức ảnh này là từ quần áo được mặc bởi những người ở gần đó đang nhìn vào bức tường. Vì vậy, tưởng niệm kết hợp rất hiệu quả hiện tại với quá khứ. Nó là một thành tựu kiến trúc cảnh quan tuyệt đẹp và văn hóa.
Veterans of the Civil War gather on Memorial Day 1916 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Well into the 20th century, members of the Elias Howe Jr. local veterans chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic wuold meet to share their memories of the Civil War and make sure that the sacrifices of the soldiers killed in the war were not forgotten.
The local Grand Army of the Republic post was formed by greater Bridgeport area veterans on April 15, 1867. It was named after Elias Howe, Jr., the first Bridgeport resident who signed up for duty in the U.S. Army in Bridgeport. Elias Howe Jr. was best known as the sewing machine industrialist. At the time of signing, he was in his late 40's. He enlisted as a private, however he never served in combat. Instead Elias Howe contributed money to the Union war effort.
The GAR post had 1,360 members soon after it was formed. By 1937, there were only seven Civil War veterans left in the area, and the seven men rode in an automobile down the parade route. In 1937, the oldest Civil War veteran in the Elias Howe, Jr. Post was 95 years old. The youngest of the seven living men was 88.
After the attack on the Government building, the killed embedded agent was found to be a member of a neighboring country’s special intelligence division, and although these two nations used share a strong alliance, they were now at odds, as the neighboring country was proven to be supporting the current uprising within the nation, presumably to help facilitate a puppet government to take power in order to strengthen their grip on the east. Because of this political tension, the two nations were preparing for war. shutting their borders and mobilizing artillery units- whose sights were aimed at the one country that they considered an ally. Things were different now, and getting worse.
Imperial War Museum Duxford (commonly referred to simply as "Duxford") is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibitions buildings. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other collections of material such as film, photographs, documents, books and artefacts. The site accommodates a number of British Army regimental museums, including those of the Parachute Regiment (named Airborne Assault) and the Royal Anglian Regiment.
Based on the historic Duxford Aerodrome, the site was originally operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. During the Second World War Duxford played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces fighter units in support of the daylight bombing of Germany. Duxford remained an active RAF airfield until 1961. After the Ministry of Defence declared the site surplus to requirements in 1969 the Imperial War Museum received permission to use part of the site for storage. The entirety of the site was transferred to the museum in February 1976.
In keeping with the site's history many of Duxford's original buildings, such as hangars used during the Battle of Britain, are still in use. Many of these buildings are of particular architectural or historic significance and over thirty have listed building status, Duxford "retain[ing] the best-preserved technical fabric remaining from [a historic airfield] up to November 1918" and being "remarkably well-preserved". The site also features a number of purpose-built exhibition buildings, such as the Stirling Prize-winning American Air Museum, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The site remains an active airfield and is used by a number of civilian flying companies, and hosts regular air shows.
GAZA, PALESTINE, April 3 - The Gaza War Cemetery, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, contains 2,643 identified casualties from World War I, World War II, and the Israeli occupation of Palestine. They include troops and civilians from the United Kingdom and current and former members of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as other powers including Egypt, Turkey and the United Nations. (Photo by Joe Catron)
Elements of the U.S. First Cavalry Air Mobile division in a landing craft approach the beach at Qui Nhon, 260 miles northeast of Saigon, Vietnam, in Sept. 1965. Advance units of 20,000 new troops are being launched for a strike on the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. (AP Photo)
Screencap taken from Tom Hudson’s video "War Games Cutout Eagle Replacement Comparison”. A very impressive piece of remastering work! See the video here: youtu.be/WEnRqPfYV-c
The Cambridge War Memorial is situated near the Station Road entrance to the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The 7 foot high bronze statue of a soldier wearing the uniform of the Cambridgeshire Regiment was sculptured by the Canadian Robert Tait McKenzie. It is modelled on Kenneth Hamilton, who was an undergraduate at Christ's College. The returning soldier glances back in the direction of the Station as he strides victorious towards the town. The laurel wreath on his rifle surrounds a captured German helmet.
The memorial was unveiled on 3 July 1922 by the Duke of York (later King George VI). The bronze was not finished in time for the official ceremony, so a plaster cast was substituted and the bronze itself was dedicated at a separate ceremony on 3 July 1923.
The Kranji War Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Kranji) is located in Kranji, Singapore, and is the final resting place for Allied soldiers who perished during the Battle of Singapore and the subsequent Japanese occupation of the island from 1942–1945 and in other parts of Southeast Asia during World War II.
The Kranji area was previously a military camp. At the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the area was in use as an ammunition magazine. After the fall of Singapore, the Japanese established a prisoner-of-war camp at Kranji and a hospital nearby at Woodlands. After the war, In 1946, it was decided that Kranji would be designated as Singapore's War Cemetery so the small cemetery at Kranji was developed into a permanent war cemetery and subsequently war graves from Buona Vista, Changi, and other cemeteries were removed and re-interred at Kranji.
There are 4,461 World War II casualties buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which more than 850 of these are unidentified. There are 64 World War I headstones, of which three commemorate casualties known to have been buried elsewhere but whose graves could not be found on concentration.
Colin St Clair Oakes designed the Singapore Memorial and the War Cemetery, and the memorial was unveiled on 2 March 1957 by Sir Robert Black, who was a former a prisoner of war of the Japanese and at the time of the unveiling was then the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Singapore.
Kranji provides a peaceful and serene resting place for those who have given their lives for their country and the nationalities honored reflect the rich heritage of Singapore. The site is a poignant reminder of the price of freedom.
Catalog #: 10_0016357
Title: World War One
Date: 1914-1918
Additional Information: World War One Locations
Tags: World War One, World War One Locations, 1914-1918
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Detail of the First World War memoral window in the north choir aisle transept by James Eadie Reid 1921 (moved here in 1936 from its original location in the north aisle of the nave).
Worcester Cathedral is the commanding presence on the skyline of the city, perched on high ground overlooking the River Severn. It is one of England's most rewarding cathedrals, though denied first rank status owing to the heavy handed Victorian restorations it underwent, an unavoidable consequence of being built of soft red sandstone (a problem shared with Chester and Lichfield) and thus a 19th century feel pervades inside and out in it's mostly renewed external stonework and furnishings.
The cathedral impresses with it's scale, one or our longer churches, crowned by a magnificent central tower (originally surmounted by a lead spire, lost sometime after the Reformation; subtle alterations to the tower's design were made when it was refaced in the Victorian restoration) and with a secondary pair of transepts flanking the choir (as at Salisbury, Lincoln, Rochester & Canterbury). Of the former monastic buildings the cloister and Norman chapter house have survived (along with the refectory, now part of neighbouring King's School), making this a more complex and enjoyable building to explore.
The earliest parts are of the Norman period with the superb 12th century crypt under the choir. The west end of the nave is also Norman work, though very late and unusual in design, with transitional pointed arches. However the bulk of the building we see dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, the east end in Early English Gothic style (where most of the windows were restored to stepped lancets by Sir George Gilbert Scott during the Victorian restoration, having been altered over the centuries), whilst the remainder of the nave and tower largely of the Decorated period (the cathedral originally also possessed a detached octagonal bell tower with a lead spire, which stood near the north east corner but was demolished in 1647).
Of the original furnishings little remains beyond the fine set of misericords in the choir stalls. The stained glass too is nearly entirely Victorian (only some meagre, much restored medieval fragments survive in traceries of the south aisle). Much of the Victorian glass is quite impressive, particularly the great east and west windows by Hardman's of Birmingham.
Worcester is however especially rich in tombs and monuments of all periods, with medieval effigies of bishops, knights and ladies, not all in good condition but worth seeking out. There are also several large tombs from the post-Reformation period (especially in the cluttered south aisle) and some fine Baroque work in the north transept.
The most significant of the monuments here are Royal; in the centre of the choir lies the fine 13th century effigy of King John, best remembered for signing the Magna Carta. Nearby is the superb chantry chapel of Prince Arthur, elder brother of Henry VIII, whose premature death aged 15 changed England forever (one of the most pivotal moments in our history, had he survived the Reformation may never have happened). The gorgeous late Perpendicular Gothic chapel stands to the south of the High Altar and is remarkable for it's rich sculpted detail.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial was authorized by Public Law 99-572 on Oct. 28, 1986 "…to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Korean War, particularly those who were killed in action, are still missing inaction, or were held as prisoners of war." The law established an advisory board of 12 veterans appointed by the president to coordinate all aspects of the memorial’s construction. The site is located adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial directly across the reflecting pool from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The American Battle Monuments Commission managed the project and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided assistance. The architect of record is Cooper Lecky Architects. President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam dedicated the memorial on July 27, 1995. Since the dedication several modifications have been incorporated: a kiosk to provide shelter for National Park Service personnel and a computer system with data housing the "Honor Role," which was accessible to the public. Correcting accessibility issues and replacement of the lighting in the statuary and along the mural wall with a state-of-the-art fiber optic system were required. Reconstruction of the pool and tree grove by the National Park Service and Corps of Engineers to improve tree maintenance and operate the reflecting pool was completed in July 1999. The overall cost There are 19 statues sculpted by Frank Gaylord of Barre, Vt., and cast by Tallix Foundries of Beacon, N.Y. They are approximately 7’3" tall, heroic scale and consist of 14 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy, 1 Air Force. They represent an ethnic cross section of America with 12 Caucasian, 3 African American, 2 Hispanic, 1 Oriental, 1 Indian (Native American).Three of the statues are in the woods, so if you are at the flagpole looking through the troops, you can't tell how many there are, and could be legions emerging from the woods. The statues are made of stainless steel, a reflective material that when seen in bright sunlight causes the figures to come to life. The blowing ponchos give motion to the column, so you can feel them walking up the hill with the cold winter wind at their backs, talking to one another. At nighttime the fronts of the statues are illuminated with a special white light; the finer details of the sculpture are clearly seen and the ghosts appear.
The juniper bushes are meant to be symbolic of the rough terrain encountered in Korea, and the granite stripes of the obstacles overcome in war. The Marines in column have the helmet chin straps fastened and helmet covers. Three of the Army statues are wearing paratrooper boots and all equipment is authentic from the Korean War era (when the war started most of the equipment was WWII issue). for the design and construction of the memorial and kiosk was $16.5 million.
canadian war museum / raymond moriyama / griffith rankin / ottawa, canada
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