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1+ week, 6+ day ago (1685+ words) "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. Germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. CBS News journalist Anna Noryskiewicz spoke with CBSN from Berlin about the Wall's lasting legacy. Thirty years ago, the…...
All gave some, some gave all: Vietnam veteran reflects on loss and remembrance
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (252+ words) JENNINGS, LA " Half-mast flags lined the grounds of the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on Monday as people gathered to remember fallen service members. For Vietnam veteran Shelton Hunt, the ceremony brought back memories of the friends he lost during his…...
Center Street Bridge wreath ceremony marks sacrifice of those buried at sea
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (173+ words) (ABC 6 News) " A Memorial Day ceremony in Rochester honored those buried at sea. Wreaths were thrown into the water below at the Center Street Bridge to honor those who were lost. "And this is the day that we honor the…...
Archives and Camp Newspapers from a Vietnamese and Khmer Refugee Camp in 1975 | 4 Corners of the World
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (228+ words) Posted by: Jonathan Loar (The following is a post by Ryan Wolfson-Ford, Southeast Asia reference specialist, Asian Division.) "I lost everything in life when I left my country, My mind is still heavy with the memories of friends and family....
K-heritage in the spotlight as Korea prepares for big Unesco gathering in Busan in July
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (181+ words) President Lee Jae Myung, second from right, presides over a briefing on preparations for the 48th session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee at Bexco in Haeundae District, Busan, on May 27. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] Tourists pose in front of "Busan is…...
Tours of Duty Releases Chorlins Case Findings After Potential Additional Remains of Vietnam War Pilot Surface Overseas
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (64+ words) Tours of Duty Releases Chorlins Case Findings After Potential open PR. com Tours of Duty Releases Chorlins Case Findings After Potential Additional Remains of Vietnam War Pilot Surface Overseas Press release from: Getnews Permanent link to this press release: You…...
Fredonia honors veterans with patriotic display
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (318+ words) FREDONIA " Many throughout Caldwell County gathered to honor veterans for Memorial Day and to gear up for America's 250th celebration as the Fredonia Valley Heritage Society, Fredonia American Legion Post 103 and the General John Caldwell Chapter National Daughters of the American…...
Dang Van Phuoc, AP combat photographer who lost an eye in the Vietnam War, dies at 91
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (465+ words) Gillian Flaccus And Hannah Schoenbaum Phuoc died Saturday in Southern California after collapsing suddenly, his nephew, Van Nguyen, said. Phuoc was born in a Vietnamese village near Quang Ngai, south of Da Nang, in 1935 and was the youngest of many…...
La Grange veterans pay tribute for 82nd year at annual Memorial Day service
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (539+ words) It was a day to honor "all who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom" as a crowd of over a hundred people gathered Monday to mark Memorial Day at La Grange American Legion Post 1941s annual service. Kiddon went on…...
Park marks Tongzhou restructuring
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (514+ words) More than 80 municipal-level government departments have relocated from downtown Beijing to the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center in Tongzhou. It marks the completion of a historic restructuring of the city's urban spatial layout, according to officials. Li Xianxia, executive vice-director of…...