Queen Elizabeth Leads WWI Remembrance at Ypres Arch
Queen Elizabeth and Belgian King Albert II observed a silence at the 100 foot arch near Ypres as poppy petals fell over a memorial inscribed to 55 000 Commonwealth soldiers with no known graves. Ireland’s 50 000 dead were honored at Mesen with the Island of Ireland Peace Park amid reconciliation hopes.
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Veterans reunite decades after rescue at Vietnam Wall
At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington a former squad member, Donel Erickson, unexpectedly met the man who carried him from a firefight in 1969. 1st Lt. Stephen Maness, then a platoon leader, saved Erickson during heavy fire near Tam Ky, earning the Silver Star. They spoke for over 20 minutes, exchanged numbers, and recalled fallen comrades as memories flood back.
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