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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1994
Page
4
Vice President Al Gore spoke at Harvard as the class of 1994 commencement speaker. He opened with self deprecating jokes and then warned that cynicism destroys public spirit and erodes the nation’s resolve. He urged graduates to resist cynicism and stay engaged.
Emperor Akihito arrives in the United States for a 16 day trip to improve Japan's image as a rival economy. In Atlanta he plans school and museum visits and a White House welcome with a possible hand shake. The trip aims at friendship not politics or trade.
Washington reports Japan will support UN sanctions on North Korea and join any Security Council decision. Officials assure no divergence with US stance, while China conducts its second nuclear test amid Western calls for a moratorium.
Veteran Scanlon recalls the grim work of the 3048th in Normandy May 1944 to June 1946. He describes temporary morgues, the careful identification process, and mass graves when identifications failed. The unit later created permanent cemeteries and returned missing soldiers.
The Normandy American Cemetery and nearby sites began as temporary graves created by U S Army units during World War II. The text lists St Laurent Saint Mere-Eglise Marigny St James Hamm Luxembourg Ardennes and Foy and St Avold as early burial grounds, later consolidated into permanent memorials with thousands of graves. The figures reflect totals from initial burials, wartime exhumations, and postwar reinterments under the American Battle Monuments Commission.
George Laming, 69, of Camillus, a 36 year NY Telephone veteran, recounts D-Day scenes on Utah Beach. He describes fears, aid from a nearby craft, removing barbed wire, and Roosevelt Jr. guiding troops. He reflects on faith and survival amid bombardment and chaos.
Phil Rivers of Massena, 46, serves as superintendent of the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. He preserves history by guiding veterans and maintaining 9,386 white gravestones, while recounting unit lineages to visitors and coordinating ceremonies for Clinton and other dignitaries. He has lived in France 16 years and manages Pointe du Hoc and Utah Beach memorials along with 140 unit monuments.
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