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	Civil War Monuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The monument is a symbol, but whether it was a memory of the past, a celebration of the present, or a portent of the future remains a difficult question to answer.
		Urban and courthouse monuments commemorate soldiers from a particular county that served in the war and/or to the dead from that county.
		The monuments in the South symbolizes the suffering that it endured, the loss of manhood and vitality through death and maiming, and the heroic courage and loyalty that kept the ragtag, shoeless armies of the Confederacy in the field for four years.
	www.mtsu.edu /~tncivwar/monument/montheme.html (355 words)

	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
		The Millennium Challenge and Monuments of the Millennium were introduced in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
		These Monuments of the Millennium demonstrate a combination of technical engineering achievement, courage and inspiration, and a dramatic influence on the development of the communities in which they're located.
		While each monument exemplifies the use of engineering ingenuity to overcome major design and construction challenges, this is not the sole criterion.
	www.asce.org /history/monuments_millennium.cfm (307 words)

	The Monuments Of Sevastopol : SevPortal
		Numerous monuments of that period which have survived to this day have been gathered at the Chersonesus History and Archaeology Preserve, a museum of specific type, one of the few in the country.
		The monuments to the defenders and liberators of Sevastopol, to the partisans and underground fighters are a tribute to their feat that will endure through the ages.
		In the same year 1944 the first monuments to the Soviet warriors on this war-scorched land were erected, in 1959 the diorama showing the triumphant assault of the enemy fortifications was opened.
	www.sevastopol.info /monument/eindex.html (961 words)

	Ogden Weber Chamber of Commerce
		A monument is made of stone or concrete and a marker is made of wood with the words routed thereon.
		Here in Weber County we have 35 monuments and markers erected to remind us of historic events and places, of peoples and individuals who contributed to the opening of the region, of the struggles to survive, and of the successful undertakings all of which laid the foundation of our present society.
		There are two monuments on the square and one in front of the school across the street to the north.
	www.echamber.cc /moremonuments.html (5530 words)

	Monuments in Arnhem
		Monument of the 1st British Airborne Division for the people of Gelderland (Province containing the battleground) at Hartenstein.
		This monument is established for the man who supplied the Airborne troops with food, ammunition and other things like medicins.
		The monument has got no inscription, but an explanation is to find at the bus stop near the Utrechtseweg.
	users.pandora.be /dave.depickere/Text/mgmonuments.html (1565 words)

	Leominster Monuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This monument is a tribute to the memory of those Soldiers who have filled the Town quota, and who have died in defence of Human Rights and the Suppression of the Southern Revellion.
		The Committee to erect the Monument was appointed in the spring of 1866.
		It was first proposed to erect the Monument "within the enclosure on the Common;" but in December 1866, the present location "on that part of the Common in front of the hotel," (the hotel then standing on the corner of Pleasant Street) was decided upon.
	members.aol.com /Leominster476/Monuments.html (1163 words)

	Frank E. Campbell - The Funeral Chapel
		To place the mother's name on the monument instead, is to imply a question as to the legitimacy of birth or the identity of the father.
		On a monument for a Koen, the symbol of the two hands with thumbs and forefingers touching, and on a monument of a Levi the symbols of a pitcher of pouring water are traditional.
		The lion is the "Lion of Judah" a symbol of courage, strength and superiority and carved on the shields and banners of warriors in battle.
	www.frankecampbell.com /monuments.asp (3048 words)

	World War II Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Assocation
		Monument erected by Rochester, NY chapter of the Veterans of the Battle of The Bulge.
		Anniversary of the WWII battle in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and Luxembourg, the monument was erected with funds raised by veterans of the battle, with significant contributions from the governments and people of Belgium and Luxembourg.
		The Battle of the Bulge Monument in Orlando, Florida was dedicated on December 16, 1999, the 55th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
	www.battleofthebulge.org /monuments.html (2004 words)

	The Local Confederate Monument on the Battlefield of the Public Sphere
		Monuments and dedications were part of the vocabulary of reconstruction, and to create them was to articulate the revolution and recreate the South.
		The proliferation makes the voice of the monuments the voice of the entire region, while the local nature of the monuments preserves the sense of the sincerity of that voice which might otherwise be lost in one regional gesture.
		Thus, the monument was a symbol and space of refuge from and contradiction of the undermining of the individual caused by industrialization and incorporation.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/INCORP/monuments/monuments2/mons.html (2991 words)

	Teachers - Monument to the Underground Railroad
		Monument to the Underground Railroad is a multi-disciplinary FreedomQuest that encourages students to analyze and synthesize information about the Underground Railroad in order to complete the task.
		While the Freedom Center is not really seeking proposals for a monument to the Underground Railroad, it is requesting proposals for public art related to slavery and the Underground Railroad to place in our facility when it opens in the summer of 2004.
		Monument to the Underground Railroad was launched in December 2002.
	www.undergroundrailroad.com /freedomquests/monuments/teachers (551 words)

	Leominster Monuments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This monument is a tribute to the memory of those Soldiers who have filled the Town quota, and who have died in defence of Human Rights and the Suppression of the Southern Revellion.
		The Committee to erect the Monument was appointed in the spring of 1866.
		It was first proposed to erect the Monument "within the enclosure on the Common;" but in December 1866, the present location "on that part of the Common in front of the hotel," (the hotel then standing on the corner of Pleasant Street) was decided upon.
	hometown.aol.com /Leominster476/Monuments.html (1163 words)

	Civil War Monuments in Ohio
		By far, the dominant design theme for Civil War monuments in Ohio (and across the country) was the "soldier at parade rest." One historian has given credit to the Antietam National Cemetery Board for its selection of a design by the James G. Batterson firm of Hartford, CT on September 16, 1867.
		The grave monument for Edwin Coppock in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Salem notes that he was "A martyr to the cause of Liberty." Also with John Brown at Harpers Ferry, Coppock was hanged on December 16, 1859.
		In the Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna, there is a large grave monument to Henry and Rebecca Brantley who escaped from slavery in Tennessee in 1862 and settled in Ravenna where they "lived honest and industrious lives." This monument is inscribed with the word "Emancipation" and the symbol of the hand with a broken manacle.
	library.cincymuseum.org /cwdetails7help.htm (2865 words)

	National Building Museum: Monuments and Memory
		Taken together, these two categories of monuments help us to understand and explore what it means to translate history into materiality.
		These monuments ask and answer questions about who we were and are, and what we think counts most.
		Monuments and Memory is the sixth biennial exhibition sponsored by the National Building Museum and the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
	www.nbm.org /Exhibits/past/2001/Monuments.html (269 words)

	Monuments and Memorials to Military Women
		It shows the courage and conviction of women serving in times of conflict, according to Col. Maria Morgan, deputy adjutant of the New Jersey National Guard.
		On Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 30, 1962, the Military Women's Memorial monument in New Orleans was unveiled and dedicated under the sponsorship of the New Orleans Chapter, WAC Veterans Association.
		It is the First military monument in America dedicated solely to military women and its dedication plaque reads: "to the honor and glory of all military women who offer their lives in defense of the United States in the cause for peace."
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/monuments2.html (746 words)

	An essay on Soviet monuments
		It may be possible in five or ten years to judge the pace and amount of reform by determining which monuments have been removed, and which have not.
		There is also the nationalistic statues and monuments, including the signs erected on building tops proclaiming the truths for all to see.
		The statue represents Mother Russia's strength and courage, especially as related to the battle of Stalingrad.
	rjl.us /res/hits/sovmon.htm (1013 words)

	Monuments of India,Famous Indian Monuments,Famous Medieval and Historic Monuments in India
		Monuments of India are amongst the most fascinating tourist attractions to visit and explore.
		Visit the monuments of India, they are not only fairy tales carved out of stones, bricks, and mortar narrating the tales of valor and courage of Indian rulers.
		Monuments in India forms a great heritage of India and they are evidence of India's historical past.
	www.indiasite.com /monuments (364 words)

	Robert Edsel Blog, The Rescue Continues » Finding the Monuments Men
		I considered it then, and now, to be an outrage that these fine news organizations would ignore their public duty to recognize this date and the heroism that resulted in the deaths of 9,387 Americans during the effort to gain that initial foothold in Europe.
		Having spent time with all the living Monuments Men and women and so many of their family members, I can’t possibly express in words how much passage of this Resolution will mean to them.
		Some of the additions that have occurred since the launch was creating a PDF file for each Monuments Men biography on our website so that their information can be sent via email quickly and easily to relatives and friends, thus increasing the awareness of the Monuments Men.
	www.robertedselblog.com /index.php/category/finding-the-monuments-men (3895 words)

	Monuments and Memorials to Women Warriors
		A monument to Jane Delano and all of the military nurses who died during World War One stands watch over the nurses section of Arlington National Cemetery.
		The Combined Veterans Council of Berks County is the umbrella for all the veterans organizations in Berks County, PA. In 1995, the Combined Veterans Council resolved to sponsor the Berks County Tribute to Women Veterans project.
		The monument, dedicated on November 7, 1999, is the physical tribute.
	userpages.aug.com /captbarb/monuments.html (1671 words)

	Monument to Heroic Defenders of Leningrad in St. Petersburg, Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Monument to the Defenders of Leningrad is the focal point of Ploschad Pobedy (Victory Square).
		Engravings on the wall describe the nationwide recognition of the courage shown by the defenders of Leningrad.
		Inside the monument, in a vast underground memorial hall, there is an exhibition devoted to the Siege.
	www.cityvision2000.com /sightseeing/monuments/heroic_defenders.htm (110 words)

	Medaled Moments...Medaled Men!--a Devotional from "Peggie's Well"
		With wholehearted courage, refusing to wear the king's armor, he steps forward, marches into the valley, and meets the giant head-on.
		Courage, commitment, character--qualities of Christian living that deserve the bronze, the silver, and the gold.
		Give me the courage of David, the commitment of Peter, and the character of "those great Hebrew kids." Help me know a "medaled moment" this week, as I "run for the gold," for You and for Your Kingdom.
	peggiesplace.gospelcom.net /words13.htm (1163 words)

	Artists
		The audience is placed at the foot of the monument looking upward, this perspective emphasizes the impressive height and sheer size of the monument itself.
		The large banner-style American flag that embraces the monument is an exaggerated form of the actual flags that encircle the monument on the ground.
		The monument itself is a mark of artistic achievement that may remind us specifically of an individual or a group of individuals or on a broader scale, of an ancient or modern nation, culture, society, or civilization.
	www.gwu.edu /~jlsart/monuments/artists/index.html (1329 words)

	Keith Payne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Keith Payne VC, OAM born 30 August 1933, Ingham, Queensland, Australia, received the Victoria Cross — the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry that can be awarded to members of Commonwealth military forces — for acts performed while serving with the Australian Army during the Vietnam War.
		Payne's citation stated that on 24 May 1969 at Ben Het in Kon Tum Province, Vietnam, he showed outstanding courage and leadership in saving the lives of many of the soldiers under his command, leading his men to safety under most difficult circumstances after an attack by the enemy in superior strength.
		At the time Payne was a Warrant Officer II (WO2) in the Australian Army Training Team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keith_Payne (227 words)

	Literary Monuments of Baku: Tribute to a City of Poetry Lovers by Fuad Akhundov
		The first monument to a literary figure in Baku was built in 1922 to commemorate Sabir (1862-1911).
		Sabir was a sharp-tongued, witty poet with immense courage.
		A magnificent monument of this beautiful, but sad, Oriental lady who lost her teenage son to tuberculosis, was created by Omar Eldarov and erected on the promenade near the Azerbaijan Cinema in Baku (See also AI 2:2, 34, 1994).
	www.azer.com /aiweb/categories/magazine/41_folder/41_articles/41_litymonuments.html (993 words)

	Opening Remarks by H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, at a Breakfast Meeting, ...
		There are living monuments to courage amongst the families who are being reunited, and amongst the homeless moving into new homes.
		There are living monuments to vibrant spirituality in the mosques throughout Aceh and the churches in Nias.
		And there is a living monument to peace in the silence of guns throughout Aceh.
	www.kbri-canberra.org.au /speeches/2005/051226PresRI.htm (1561 words)

	Monuments by Michael Alfano - Fine Art, Bronzes, Portraits, Public Art, Figurative, Surreal
		On 9/11 in 2003, the bonded bronze and granite monument was dedicated at a ceremony on the town common.
		To that end, the sculpture tries to provide a model for the ideal conduct that will help individuals live in peace, that is, live in harmony with other people and nations.
		As depicted in the sculpture, the central figure seeks inner peace by questioning, by living non-judgementally, and by having the courage to make the hard changes necessary to attain the innocence of children.
	www.malfano.com /monuments.html (650 words)

	Stone Monument Legends
		The most stately monument of this sort [circles of detached stones] in Scotland, and probably inferior to none in England, excepting Stonehenge, is formed by what are called the Standing Stones of Stenhouse, in the island of Pomona in the Orkneys, where it can scarcely be supposed that Druids ever penetrated.
		At least, it is certain, that the common people now consider it as a Scandinavian monument; and, according to an ancient custom, a couple who are desirous to attach themselves by more than an ordinary vow of fidelity, join hands through the round hole which is in one of the stones.
		Those of Arthur belong to the period when the Britons were so far advanced in civilization as to war under experienced rulers; and those which are appropriated by the devil are evidently instances of the influence of priestcraft [Roman Catholicism] on the minds of an impressible people.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/monuments.html (4801 words)

	Pilglrim Monuments
		The National Monument to the Forefathers stands on the summit of Monument Hill in Plymouth, MA.
		The total cost for this tribute to the "memory of the virtues, the enterprise, and the unparalleled sufferings of their ancestors" was over $150,000 and came from the Federal Government, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Connecticut and 11,000 individuals.
		It is inscribed: To those intrepid English women whose courage, fortitude and devotion brought a new nation into being, this statue of the Pilgrim Maiden is dedicated.
	www.alden.org /pilgrim_lore/monuments.htm (680 words)

	USMonuments: Home Page
		The Foundation for U.S. Historical Monuments, is the result of a grass-roots movement to create the nationÕs first publically accessible monument to our U.S. Army Special Forces.
		The purpose of the second casting is to allow Americans and their children to publically honor these elite warriors and to remember the courage, dedication and sacrifice freely given by our armed forces for the protection and preservation of our freedoms.
		I believe it will be a uniquely stimulating and inspirational monument, one that the public will easily relate to.
	www.usmonuments.org /sf.html (1386 words)

	Symbolism in Carvings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This page was made to help you select carvings for a monument or marker that will more closely represent your feelings and the character of the loved one that is no longer with you.
		There is an extra charge for carving and lettering the back of the monument or on it’s base.
		Be sure to let us know the size of monument that you are considering and the amount of lettering or carvings that you have in mind.
	thompsonmonuments.com /symbolism_in_carvings.html (426 words)

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