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Care home residents mark Remembrance Day with poppies and songs
The Knit and Natter group crafted numerous poppies, which were displayed outside the home, creating a small poppy field. READ MORE: Remembrance Day 2024: 33 photos from the Basingstoke event The ...
I was so haunted by a soldier’s tattoo I had to tell his story
Rob, 42, who served for nine years in the Marines, had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and was clearly haunted by their loss, especially Ben’s. He’d been killed two weeks after Rob, ...
Canadian Dave Lavery recounts his 77 days as a prisoner of the Taliban
The military veteran and humanitarian worker known as Canadian Dave, who was taken prisoner by the Taliban Nov. 11, 2024, ...
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Knitters needed as Bognor Regis Armed Forces Day plans ambitious poppy wall
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images It coincides with and commemorates ... Once done, Sarah says the poppy wall be represent a lasting achievement, assuming pride of place at Remembrance Day and ...
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Arsonists attack war memorial and trample poppy wreaths in latest vandal attack to hit idyllic village that locals say has been abandoned by police
Poppy wreaths that had been laid at its base ... Wayne Lewin, parish clerk of Milborne St Andrew, who organises the village's Remembrance Day parade, said: 'I take great pride in our remembrance ...
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British Legion launches Poppy Day whisky
The Royal British Legion has turned to the strong stuff to fire up this year's annual Poppy appeal ... Legion's brands in the fortnight before Remembrance Day on November 11.
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Schoolgirl given detention for wearing a poppy pin on Remembrance Day
A furious mother has claimed that her daughter was given a detention for wearing a poppy pin on Remembrance Day. The parent said she was angered that her child was punished for trying to ...
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New York Public Library commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2025 – The New York Public Library commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The discussion, titled Broadway ...
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Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Tinubu urges Nigerians to shun violence, promote unity
His appeal came as the country commemorated the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day, a solemn occasion to honor those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of Nigeria’s sovereignty.
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Federal agencies cut ‘special observances’: Holocaust Remembrance Day, MLK Jr. Day, Pride and Women’s History months
including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and more. As reported by NBC News, a Defense Intelligence Agency memo described “11 observances that are now banned.
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Students and survivors gather at Baycrest to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
As Holocaust denial and distortion becomes a growing concern in Canada, a group of Toronto high school students marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by sharing the stories of ...
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The art of Holocaust survivors honored during day of remembrance
Art is therapeutic, and Catherine Posey says that creating art is one way survivors of the Holocaust made it through a ...