Memorial Day Tribute and Reader Letters Highlight Remembrance
The column urges remembrance for fallen soldiers with a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time, inviting bells or quiet reflection. It includes a veteran's reminiscence from Plzen in World War II and notes Dear Abby’s guidance on honoring service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Congress of the United States
Carmella Laspada
White House
Commission ON Remembrance
Carmel
Czech
Plzen
Slovakia
Germany
Dale C. Bishoff
U.S. Army
Dale
Soldiers Healing Field honors veterans in Wilmington
Four day memorial in Wilmington placed 1 306 American flags in symmetric rows to form the Soldiers Healing Field. About 150 people attended with 400 volunteers arranging the flags and a yellow ribbon on each pole listing soldiers who died in Iraq or Afghanistan. The event, organized by The Exchange Club, runs through Tuesday morning and aims to remember all who died in the fight against terrorism since September 11 2001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Betsy Cromartie
Exchange Club of
Lower
Cape Fear
Iraq
Afghanistan
National Healing Field Foundation
Sandy
Utah
Cromartie
Exchange Club
Jessica Orr
David Dunsworth
Raleigh
Orr
George
Patricia Edwards
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Jeanne Phillips
Pauline Phillips
Los Angeles
Augusta
ARTS
Richmond
Columbia County
Aiken
Edgefield County
Evans Government Center
Ronald Reagan Drive
Evans, GA
Aiken Co. Planning & Development Department
Kalmia Plaza
Richland Avenue
Richmond County Planning Commission
Telfair Street
Augusta- Richmond County Planning Commission
George A. Patty
Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission
Hearing Associates of
South Carolina
Phonak
Sherri Lith
Mark Little
N.C
The
Forgotten
Whiskey Rd
Martha Kennedy
General Freight
Walton Way
Augusta, GA
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