Sentences with phrase «world war memorial»
Juxtaposing images of the First World War memorial in the churchyard with the cranes and girders of contemporary urban development, Emin's personal heartache now becomes a metaphor for the lives fractured by the conflict, the passage of time and for the loss and eradication — as well as survival and perpetuation — of history and memory within the built environment.
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Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Pacific Arch of the National World War II Memorial.
Situated near the heritage - designated site of the original D - Day landings, the Juno Beach Centre is a permanent memorial designed to honour the sacrifices made by Canadians during the Second World War.
When Mrs. Slatterly warned the younger girls last Easter to be careful with the altar cross because it was a memorial to Jim Hope, who had been killed in World War II, she was educating them about their heritage.
A crucifix is among memorials dedicated to airmen in the First and Second World Wars that have been given... More
A crucifix is among memorials dedicated to airmen in the First and Second World Wars that have been given heritage protection to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force.
The New Mexico State Legislature and Governor King quickly passed Senate Joint Memorial 5, which stated, in part and with considerable exaggeration: «Whereas, despite New Mexico's long and rich chile history and prehistory, with solid archaeological evidence indicating the continuous use of both red and green chile since the time of Folsom Man some twelve thousand years ago [this is not true], we now find «Texas Man» claiming the noble chile as his; and whereas despite the facts, we hear boasting from east of the Pecos that «The Lone Star State» is the chili capital of the Southwest... and Texas chefs malign the noble «red and green» by blending it into a slurry of kidney beans and onions called chili; now, therefore, be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico that the Land of Enchantment bets the «whole enchilada» and its reputation as the Chile Capital of the World against the Lone Star State in the Mother of All Chile Wars Festival to be held May 29 - 31, 1993 at the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds.»
Along with photos, a fountain and bas - relief work, the memorial will feature «Doughboy,» a copper statue commemorating World War I vets.
A World War II veteran, Mr. Wegerer was a founder of the Mt. Prospect Veterans Memorial Foundation.
The GOP hopefuls tried to tie their respective Democratic targets to the president, though gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino went one step further, calling on Congress to declare the entire World Trade Center «district» a war memorial in order to block what he has deemed the «victory mosque» from being built.
«New York's Congressional delegation must move immediately to sponsor and pass a law that declares the entire World Trade Center district a War Memorial where one group of Americans may not move to insult another class of citizens.»
FILE PHOTO: World War Two veteran and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole attends Memorial day services at the World War II Memorial in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2016.
BY ANDY HUMM Monuments to cataclysm — from the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington bearing the names of tens of thousands of American soldiers killed in that divisive US «police action» to the 9/11 Memorial waterfalls marking the site of the obliterated World Trade Center towers and the thousands who perished that day ---LSB-...]
In advance of Memorial Day, New York State Senator Bill Larkin (R,C - Cornwall - on - Hudson), a World War II and Korean War combat veteran, and Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today introduced new legislation to create the G.I.V.E. Back NY program (Giving Internships for disabled Veterans not fully Employed) to enable disabled veterans to participate in the Assembly and Senate's annual legislative internship program.
State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) honored four veterans of World War II and the Vietnam War at his office last Thursday in anticipation of Memorial Day.
State Sen. Tony Avella (l.) honored World War II veteran Frank Peloso of the Whitestone VFW and others before Memorial Day last week.
Messer, who is running for New York's 16th senate district, announced his advocacy for Councilman Peter Koo's memorial in Flushing to the «Comfort Women» of World War II, according to an official statement.
... to the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and the Memorial to the Missing in Belgium — the largest British war cemetery in the world visited by nearly half a million every yearWar Graves Cemetery and the Memorial to the Missing in Belgium — the largest British war cemetery in the world visited by nearly half a million every yearwar cemetery in the world visited by nearly half a million every year...
«A national memorial service will allow the whole nation to honour the valour and spirit shown by the veterans of world war one, and will commemorate an entire generation.»
A new temporary display at the War Memorial in Syracuse is meant to preserve the legacy of those who fought during World War II.
PUTTING OUR MEMORIES INTO ACTION AFTER MEMORIAL DAY By State Senator Kevin Parker The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 — better known as the G. I. Bill, was intended to provide World War II veterans with funds for housing and -LSB-...]
Trump on Thursday defiantly opposed the removal of Confederate memorials and revived a debunked story about a World War I era general.
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Ortt, a western New York lawmaker, said he was moved to invite the team to the memorials after touring the monuments with veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Proposals include more play equipment, areas to lounge, more lights and a flagpole for the park's World War I memorial.
The first phase of reconstruction for the Cadman Plaza memorial — which features the names of 11,500 Brooklynites who served in World War II — will include an elevator and ramps for those with disabilities, city officials revealed at a Monday night Community Board 2 meeting.
The candlelight vigil began around 5:30 p.m. at the World War I Memorial in Carroll Park with religious leaders and elected officials invoking words of sorrow and solidarity.
HVHF, in partnership with the Westchester County Veterans Service Agency (WCVSA), will send 64 Westchester World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit the National WWII Memorial.
It's dedicated to four local Forest Service employees who didn't return from the Second World War, but it's also a living memorial to the great trees that once towered over the lake country.
We started out walking to the White House, over to the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, and then the Lincoln Memorial.
Considered to be the first significant documentary about the Nazi concentration camps (the film was commissioned as a memorial on the 10th anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the camps), it finds Resnais employing archival footage as well as narration penned by poet and camp survivor Jean Cayrol to create a masterwork of shocking power.
After school one recent day, my students and I ferried 35 3D models of Holocaust and World War II memorials down the hall, in search of the one glass cabinet in the main corridor of the school.
Historic England has pledged to protect 2,500 war memorials by 2018 to mark the centenary of the First World Wwar memorials by 2018 to mark the centenary of the First World WarWar.
Children from Charlton Manor Primary School, Tiva Montalbano First World War Programme Manager at Historic England and Cllr Denise Scott - Mcdonald gather at the war memorial to lay a wreaWar Programme Manager at Historic England and Cllr Denise Scott - Mcdonald gather at the war memorial to lay a wreawar memorial to lay a wreath.
Historic England has pledged to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018 to mark the centenary of the First World War.
Westfield War Memorial Village, Lancaster, built after the First World War for disabled veterans and their families.
A racing odyssey that began 54 years ago at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y., has taken Doug Fehan to victory celebrations at the world's greatest race tracks.
From Dusty Midwestern Bullrings to the Top Step of the Podium at Le Mans A racing odyssey that began 54 years ago at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y., has taken Doug Fehan to victory celebrations at the world's greatest race tracks.
Billed as «A Conversation» between Patchett and her friend and fellow writer Edith Pearlman (whose short story collection is a finalist in this year's National Book Awards), watching two authors chat before a considerable crowd in the War Memorial Auditorium was a glimpse into the writer's world that stood out from the crowd of readings and panel discussions.
«I'm interested in World War II history, so we visited the Pearl Harbor memorial, and I went scuba diving, too.
There is also the excellent Caen Memorial Museum which is dedicated to peace and is known as one of the best World War II museums in France.
Be sure and see the very moving Sacrario dei Partigiani, a memorial to the partisans of the second world war on the wall outside the entrance, the same wall where hundreds of locals were executed by the Nazis during the occupation.
This site is dedicated as a memorial for one of the worst home front disasters to occur during World War II, where 320 service men were instantly killed.
Located conveniently off I - 70 and I - 35 at 2001 Main Street, Home2 Suites by Hilton Kansas City Downtown is steps away from the Crossroads Art District for nearby shopping and dining and provides convenient access to major attractions, including the National World War I Museum and Memorial, the KC Streetcar light rail to Union Station and the River Market area.
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Meanwhile, Great Rail Journeys» selection of battlefield themed tours visit the poignant memorials to the fallen on the theatres of the First World War.
Of course, this can never be, but for those who visit the scenes and poignant memorials of the greatest war the world has ever known, the idea of another such conflict becomes unthinkable.
Created in conjunction with the University of York, these informative experiences are the best way to explore some of history's most important figures and events; from the poignant memorials and battlefields of World War One to treading in the regal footsteps of the British Raj in vibrant India.
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