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A Church Service was held to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Royal Air Foces Mountain Rescue Service. The Service was held in the Chapel Stile Church in Langdale and was taken by RAF Valley's Padre Sqn Ldr Stu Shaw. Present at the service were serving members of the Mountain Rescue Service from all acroos the country and members of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service Association. At the front Group Captain Sara Mackmin (SAR Force Commander) and Sqn Ldr Steve Foulkes (Officer Commanding MRS) sat to take in the beautiful ceremony. Afterwards the group made their way through to the graveyard where they visited the grave of the founder of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service; George Desmond Graham who sadly passed away in 1980, after setting up the service in 1943.
Dated 7th July 2013.
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Staff with Ryubo Co. Ltd., a supermarket and department store, pose for a picture Oct. 2 during the Futenma Friendship Function at the Habu Pit on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. They were responsible for creating the fresh tuna sushi and sashimi for the guests of the function.
Photo by Cpl. Jessica Collins.
The Floating Pavilion
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"Cenuşa" Crematorium
The "Cenușa" Crematorium in Bucharest, Romania, was the first and only functioning crematorium in the country for much of the 20th century. Built in 1928, it was part of a broader movement in Romania advocating for cremation as a modern and secular alternative to traditional burial. The crematorium became particularly notorious during the communist era, when the regime used it for secretive purposes, including the disposal of bodies of political prisoners and dissidents executed by the Securitate. After decades of operation, the facility was eventually closed in 2002 due to its deteriorating condition and the decline in public support for cremation in Romania at the time.
Architecturally, the "Cenușa" Crematorium reflects the early 20th-century modernist and neoclassical influences that shaped many public buildings in Bucharest during that period. Its design features a grand yet solemn façade, with imposing columns and a functional, symmetrical layout that emphasized its role as both a place of mourning and industrial efficiency. The building also housed furnaces and technical facilities necessary for cremation, designed with both discretion and solemnity in mind. Over the years, the structure suffered from neglect and was eventually replaced by a new cremation facility, but its historical and architectural significance remains an important part of Romania’s urban heritage.
Donor nation ambassadors, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan personnel and international partners joined Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani, at the Presidential Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan, to review progress on transparency, accountability and affordability initiatives within the Afghan Security Institutions at the sixth meeting of the Oversight and Coordination Body. (U.S. military photo by Lt. Charity Edgar/Released)