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	A War Memorial for all wars: The Polynational War Memorial
		Welcome to the Polynational War Memorial, a proposal for a war memorial for all wars since World War II, which will include names of 10 million killed soldiers and civilians.
		The architect group Servo's Stockholm office was commissioned to design the main memorial for the Polynational War Memorial, and delivered an exciting design proposal in April 2007.
		The Polynational War Memorial is a process-based, multidisciplinary and long-term art project with the objective of creating a healing architectural and sculptural object - a war memorial - commemorating fallen soldiers and killed civilians in all wars fought from World War II up to today.
	www.war-memorial.net (523 words)

	Dogs of War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We are reminded of it through the majestic war memorial dog and by inscriptions on stones that mention battle in alien lands.
		As the scars of war lessened, the German family and American became friends and when Gerard's tour of duty came to an end, an extraordinary thing happened: the Koehlers, as a token of their esteem, presented Gerard with one of their dearest possessions-Koehler.
		During the war, Chips also served away from the battlefields and he added to his legend when he acted as a sentry for President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at their historic conference in Casablanca in 1943.
	www.petcem.com /dogs_of_war.htm (2046 words)

	WV Veterans Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Memorial was designed by P. Joseph Mullins, who also sculpted the four figures representing the four major twentieth century conflicts and the four major branches of military service.
		Begun as a privately funded undertaking, the Veterans Memorial Commission spearheaded these efforts as it undertook compiling the names to be honored on the Memorial.
		The project continues through the work of the Veterans Memorial Archives, which compiles additional background information on each veteran honored on the Memorial, to be placed in a database and accessible to the public through the West Virginia State Archives.
	www.wvculture.org /history/wvvets.html (623 words)

	War Memorial Hospital
		at War Memorial Hospital for its regular monthly meeting.
		Eighth Annual War Memorial Hospital Benefit Golf Tournament will be Wednesday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m.
		Morgan County War Memorial Hospital Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, September 25 at 5 p.m.
	www.warmemorialhospital.com /events.html (465 words)

	National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The purpose of the Association, as stated in the by-laws, is to perpetuate the memory of those men who gave their lives at Iwo Jima and perpetuate the history of the Battle, and its strategic importance in our country's victory in the Pacific and World War II.
		In accordance with these purposes and goals, during the first year of the Association, a Memorial Fund was established and work began to plan and erect a Memorial Monument.
		The monument is in tribute to and in memory of the 6,821 Americans who gave their lives in the historic battle for Iwo Jima.
	www.webtravels.com /iwojima (691 words)

	War Dog Memorial
		War dogs in other countries have also been awarded medals and other forms of official recognition for serving their countries.
		As a result of the indifference shown toward war dogs, many of their accomplishments have been unjustly forgotten, or at best, relegated to the status of "trivia" by war buffs.
		Many of the records of war dogs and their handlers have been lost or destroyed, and the public remains largely unaware of the contributions by dogs in the armed forces.
	www.eagleid.com /veterans/dogs.htm (1194 words)

	THE DOVER WAR MEMORIAL PROJECT - Remembering the casualties of World War from Dover, Kent, England - the Front-Line ...
		The Dover War Memorial Project began on Remembrance Sunday, 2005, to honour all those we lost from our front-line town, Dover: the Gateway to England.
		This site is a memorial, made with love, to those who gave their lives and to the relatives they left behind.
		It is a privilege to work on the Project, to meet so many kind and courageous people, and to learn so much of the dedication and sacrifice of those who died.
	www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk (317 words)

	USATODAY.com - Organizers of MLK memorial quicken pace to get slain leader among greats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The memorial, to be located on 4 acres adjacent to the FDR memorial, will be midway between the Jefferson Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
		The memorial "is tantamount to the recognition of the people who made the second American Revolution," says Ron Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute and a politics professor at the University of Maryland.
		The memorial was the brainchild of activists from Alpha Phi Alpha, an African-American fraternity of which King was a member.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-01-12-mlk-memorial_x.htm (829 words)

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		To that end, the local populace of virtually every hamlet, village, town and city throughout the land ensured their heroes would be honoured and remembered by the erection of a suitable war memorial to them.
		The villages, towns and hamlets of Lincolnshire were no exception and, as we know, many such memorials were erected to the memory of its fallen.
		It is my wish to see that the memories of those men who fell in the 1914-18 war fade not into oblivion.
	www.memorial-lincs.org.uk /index.html (529 words)

	Vietnam War In Memory Memorial Plaque Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It would be impossible to identify by name all of the postwar casualties for whom the In Memory commemorative plaque will serve as a point of honor, but the symbolic recognition will call their unseen sacrifice to the attention of all who visit the Memorial, reinforcing the legendary emotional healing power of the Wall.
		The costs associated with placing this addition at the most-visited memorial in the nation's capitol were relatively high, primarily because the approved design called for renovation and extension of the Three Servicemen Plaza to accommodate the plaque.
		The In Memory Plaque will not contain individual names, but a simple statement recognizing the fact that so many have died as a result of their service, forever ensuring that all the sacrifices will be acknowledged.
	members.aol.com /vietwarmem/plaque2.htm (1989 words)

	Memorial Memories... A collection of photos from the War Dogs Memorial Unveiling.
		America's war dogs were trained to recognize booby traps, mines tunnels and weapons caches.
		The memorials were created by world-renown sculptor, A. Thomas Schomberg and they serve to commemorate and recognize ALL dog and handler teams that ever served in battle.
		Not only is the museum receiving the War Dog Memorial, they plan to display a K9 exhibit inside as well.
	www.war-dogs.com /memorial_memories.htm (561 words)

	African American Civil War Monument Dedication Parade Account
		Here was the war I grew up with as a child, a war we mostly tried to forget when I was a teenager and finally a pit of sacrifice we are learning to deal with whose heros we are now ready to know.
		Hamilton, he informed us, using a slide presentation, on how memorials and statues are constructed at the foundry where they are cast from the sculptors clay model, including the approximation of time (4 or 5 months) for such work.
		General Colin Powell, who was the Chairman of the effort to establish the memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, is also a contributor to the African-American Civil War Memorial.
	www.awod.com /gallery/probono/cwchas/afrwash.html (2077 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Kent \| War memorial made listed building
		The memorial depicts a British soldier in World War I resting his hands on an upturned rifle with the names of fallen soldiers on the pedestal he stands on.
		The war memorial cost £5,000 when it was built in the 1920s.
		Sevenoaks mayor, Councillor Robert Piper, said: "The council recently discovered the war memorial was not a listed building and decided it was important that such a distinctive memorial was protected.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/kent/4169688.stm (183 words)

	Australian War Memorial: One of the world's great museums
		Become a digger on the Western Front in the First World War or a chopper pilot in Vietnam.
		Explore life on a Cold War submarine and be part of a peacekeeping contingent.
		An outstanding book offering a comprehensive coverage from frontier conflicts and colonial wars during the 19th century to all the wars in which Australians were involved in the early 21st century.
	www.awm.gov.au (272 words)

	Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
		The juniper bushes are meant to be symbolic of the rough terrain encountered in Korea, and the granite stripes of the obstacles overcome in war.
		To the south of the Memorial are three beds of Rose of Sharon hibiscus plants.
		Those who died elsewhere in the in service to their country in the cause of freedom during the Korean War, June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, will also be included if family and friends so request and have verifiable data.
	www.nab.usace.army.mil /projects/WashingtonDC/korean.html (1184 words)

	The Civil War Correspondent Memorial Arch (Gathland Park)
		Born on January 30, 1841, George Alfred Townsend became the youngest war correspondent of the Civil War.
		At various places on the monument are quotations appropriate to the art of war correspondence.
		Later it was acquired by members of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. On May 13,1949, it was deeded to the State of Maryland to be administered as a State Park by the Department of Forests and Parks.
	www.civilwarhome.com /Gathland.htm (755 words)

	Memorial Day
		Memorial Day and Labor Day are bookend holidays, marking the beginning and end of the summer holidays in the United States.
		Celebrated in most states on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is a time to remember the U.S. men and woman who lost their lives serving their country.
		The memorial is the only national memorial to honor ALL women who have served both in and with the military since the American Revolution.
	virtual-markets.net /vme/memorial/dvm_mem.html (579 words)

	Korean War Memorial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This Memorial intends to symbolize and express the life spirit of those who served, directly and indirectly, in the Korean War.
		This memorial is positioned and shaped to capture sunlight.
		It is hoped this Memorial will become a welcome place; that it can evoke memory, emotion and vision through the eyes of each visitor.
	www.donnan.com /koreanmem.htm (430 words)

	Wall Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is not a war Memorial but a Memorial to those who served in the war, both living and dead.
		No, the Memorial is dedicated to the 2.7 million men and women in the U.S. military who served in the designated war zone.
		Early in the effort to establish the Vietnam Veterans Memorial it was determined by the veterans that the memorial would contain the permanent inscription of the names of all who died or who remain missing in the war.
	thewall-usa.com /information (2949 words)

	The Highground :: Veterans Memorial Park :: National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial
		Unanimous approval for this decision was given at the annual Congress of Native American Indians held in Denver, CO in 1994.
		Dedicated in 1995, The National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the first national memorial to come to The Highground.
		The names, rank, home of record, date of casualty-how they died (Still to be completed is the tribal affiliation.) of all Native American Indians who died as a result of the Vietnam war etched into two of the four fl granite panels which skirt the base of the entire statuary.
	www.thehighground.org /tributes/nnavvm (178 words)

	DVM-Memorial Day: Quotes on War and Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When we say "War is over if you want it," we mean that if everyone demanded peace instead of another TV set, we'd have peace.
		The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.
		Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.
	virtual-markets.net /vme/memorial/dvmquote.html (366 words)

	World War II Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)
		The National World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of the of the WWII generation.
		Friedrich St.Florian’s winning design balances classical and modernist styles of architecture, harmonizes with its natural and cultural surroundings, and connects the legacy of the American Revolution and the American Civil War with great crusade to rid the world of fascism.
		George H.W. Bush was the youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, and during his 58 combat missions one of the youngest U.S. naval carriar pilots in the World War II Pacific theater.
	www.nps.gov /nwwm (160 words)

	Vietnam War Memorial Picture Poster Pictures Posters Tomb of Unknown Solider Picture Pictures Arlington National ...
		Vietnam War Memorial Picture Poster Pictures Posters Tomb of Unknown Solider Picture Pictures Arlington National Cemetery
		Vietnam War Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery Prints, and Memorial Day and Veterans Day Posters
		Vietnam War Memorial Picture Poster Pictures Posters Photo Photos Tomb of Unknown Solider Picture Pictures Arlington National Cemetery
	www.foundersofamerica.com /_VIETNAM_WAR_MEMORIAL_AND_ARLINGTON_CEMETERY_PRINTS_POSTERS_MEMORIAL_DAY_VETERANS_DAY/VIETNAM_WAR_MEMORIAL_AND_ARLINGTON_CEMETERY_AND_MEMORIAL_DAY.htm (213 words)

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