Memorial Day Pension Saga Of A Deserter Hero
An elderly veteran, Edward McClure, seeks a pension for his Civil War service at a bustling newspaper office. The editor helps uncover a wartime truth about McClure and a navy deserter, leading to a Washington investigation and a pension that arrives as McClure lies dying in Bellevue hospital, clutching the check and honoring his service.
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Union
Petersburg
Mills
North
Edward McClure
Dunkirk
N. Y
Grant
Virthiay
Washington
Walter McClure
Nin
Navy
Army
Pension Bureau
McClure
Mr. McClure
Jim
Bellevue Hospital
Usion
France Honors American Dead on Memorial Day
A Chicago Herald and Examiner piece recalls the florals laid on American graves in France, describing fields of violets and blue iris at Verdun and Belleau Wood, the evokes of American cemeteries, and the Red Cross travel to sites like Soissons, Toul, and Romagne. The article links Memorial Day to Lincoln’s Gettysburg ideal of rededicating American governance and honors the fallen with renewed resolve.
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Vielt
France
Faith Hunter Dodge
New York Tribune
Shakespeare
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Belleau Woods
Soissons
Plossy
Juvigny
Romagne
Dun
Gare de l
Belleau Wood
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Chateau ‘Thierry
Red Cross
Fismes
Gare de l'Est
Toul
Suresnes
St. Cloud
Seringes
Fere-en-Tardenois
Lambezelles
Brest
Gare
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Chicago Herald and Examiner
American Graves in France Inspire with Vivid Remembrance
A letter from Helen Wolcott to her father, Dr. Wolcott of the Smithsonian, recalls finding her aviator brother's grave in Laflincourt France. The scene describes a low hilltop cemetery framed by pines, and conveys the nation’s sorrow and reverence as Americans honor fallen soldiers whose sacrifices revived the soil and spirit of France.
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France
Helen Wolcott
Laflincourt
Wolcott
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Stuart
Fragmented Civil War Verse Fragment in Sleep Image
The readable lines evoke a wounded wartime lyric about soldiers at rest, longing for peace. It references musket volley and peaceful sleep, hinting at battles endured and a longing for calm. The text is incomplete and presents as a fragment of a larger poem or inscription.
Tribute and Prayer By Ray E Finebolt Poem in New York Sun
A short reflective poem honors soldiers who place flags and flowers on graves and observe a sacred silence. The piece speaks of noble tribute and a nation's pledge, comparing the living to those who died in defense of principles, ending with Amen.
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Vlain
Flanders
Vuin
Ray E. Finebolt
New York Sur
Cemeteries in France Guide for American Dead
American families planning visits to fallen soldiers in France are aided by a table of principal burial places. Romagne hosts 23,061 graves from the Argonne drive, the largest American cemetery, with routes from Paris by train to Ver.
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France
Romagne
Argonne Drive
Parla
Ver
Flower Too Sweet for Our Heroes Grave
A brief note honors fallen soldiers with a sweet flower arrangement at the graveside. Community volunteers laid blossoms to symbolize remembrance and gratitude for service. Local memorials emphasize sacrifice and gratitude from the town.
Silent Band Resting After Peaceful Land Sacrifice
Poetic tribute recalling a peaceful land defended by fallen patriots. The verse honors a silent band whose slumber remains unmoved by strife or danger, and whose memory endures without return to earth to face toil and sorrow.
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Mars
Earth
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