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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. The Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police hosts this annual memorial service as a tribute to all local law enforcement officers that have died in the line of duty in service to the City of Virginia Beach.
Reminder: Flags should be flown at half-staff on May 15th
This tribute to American law enforcement officers is part of the historic crime bill that President Bill Clinton signed into law in 1994. At the request of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Public Law 103-322 designates Peace Officers Memorial Day as one of only two days each year during which government agencies, businesses and residents are to fly their U.S. flags at half-staff.
“Just as we honor those who died in military service each Memorial Day, our nation pauses each May 15th to show its appreciation for the more than 20,000 men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy here at home,” said Craig W. Floyd, Memorial Fund Chairman and CEO. “Lowering flags to half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day is also a way to remember the family members, friends and colleagues these brave American heroes left behind.”
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On March 6th of 1836 the 13 day siege at the Alamo ended, which proved to be a pivotal event for the Texas Revolution.
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Grieving Canadians mourn the loss of fallen heroes Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Flowers, stuffed animals, poems and personal items are left at the base of the Cenotaph monument. Soldiers representing their regiments, and their brothers and sisters in arms continue to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier amid heightened security.
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A large ceremony was held at the WWI Cenotaph, at our local hospital today, but, I chose instead, to go to the Memorial Plot, south of town, both, to shoot, and, to pay my respects.There were only about 8 of us there at 11:00, but one of the people turned on their radio to a local broadcast of events, and rolled down their windows, and turned up the volume. We heard the ceremony, heard experienced the minute of silence. Heard the notes of "The Last Post", played mournfully, and respectfully. And heard the national anthem, "O Canada", played and sung. Some very chilling things occurred at significant moments during the time we listened. When "The Last Post", and "O Canada" began, a huge burst of wind lifted every flag in the area, as if in acknowledgement of the heroic efforts of those being honoured. Then, as the strains of "O Canada" continued, a squadron of WWII Harvards flew overhead, on there way to a flyover of the Cenotaph. They performed the "Missing Man" maneuver with one of the aircraft flying up, away from the formation, in honour of the dead. Very moving. I chose not to shoot during the ceremony, out of respect, so, all my shots are either before, or after 11:00. All photos have been heavily PP'd, as I was trying to evoke the emotion of the moment, and the respect I have for the people honoured here.
Tyne Cot (Belgium) The largest Commonwealth War Cemetery in the word - over 11000 graves and another 34000 names of those with no known grave
This is a repost of photos taken in 2009. It seemed appropriate today - 100 years on.
© Mike Broome 2019
The Vaalserberg is at the 3 nation point. The borders of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet here. Also, the highest pint of the Netherlands is located here.
Students from the Wild Strawberry Movement organised a screening of the PTS documentary The Scar of 228 (傷痕二二八) on Nanjing West Road on the evening of 27 February 2009. This is the site where at the same date in 1947 police beat a cigarette vendor and subsequently shot and killed a man in the crowd. This event led to what is known as the 228 Incident. In the following month more than 10,000 people lost their lives in a brutal crackdown by the KMT forces on the people of Taiwan.
Taiwan's 228 Incident: The Political Implications of February 28, 1947
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University (9/8/11): President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, and the Stony Brook University community, welcomed Commissioner Benjamin Lawsky, a representative for Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, as he officially launches the “New York Remembers” 9/11 memorial exhibition at the Charles B. Wang Center. Jennifer McNamara, joined by other families of 9/11 victims, first responders, elected officials and others.
Jennifer McNamara is the widow of John McNamara who, with her four year old son, lives in Suffolk County, New York. When John died, Jennifer began to fulfill her deathbed promise to him to continue his mission. To that end, Jennifer has been a voice on behalf of 9/11 responders, appearing at various public events and doing numerous interviews to raise awareness about sick and dying men and women. She also created and is the driving force behind the FDNY Firefighter John F. McNamara Foundation.
I remember his burlesque pretense that morning of an inextinguishable grief when I wonder that I had never eaten blueberry cake before, and how he kept returning to the pathos of the fact that there should be a region of the earth where blueberry cake was unknown - William Dean Howels
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Butts County, GA. Copyright 2007 D. Nelson
As far as I know the "Remember" sign stems from the Oregon-based Church on the Rock. When their Pastor Buck Scoggins started putting up "Remember" signs, people everywhere were asking "Remember what?" It became a tool to be used as a beginning point to start an evangelistic conversation when people ask what it means: Remember that Jesus died for you; remember what Jesus did for you.