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80Crazy Cemetery Stories: Places of not-so-final rest
Time for the sixth in my collection of little stories based on my office job at a cemetery. As always I will begin by saying never do I mean disrespect by recounting these tales. Quite simply, when when you bury nearly a dozen dearly departed souls...
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76A Corner Of A Forgotten Field
On the 8th September 1916, my great-uncle died from wounds suffered during the Battle of the Somme. Second Lieutenant Henry Byron, 1st/5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, was twenty-two. His brother – my grandfather –enlisted at the age of...
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76I Salute the Proud Warrior
Arlington National Cemetery, hallowed and sacred ground Where a nation shows respect to those who were duty bound Statesmen and Coast Guard, Airmen and Marines Soldiers and Sailors, battles unknown and unseen. The crowd comes to their feet as the...
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73Why A Memorial Day: A Short History
This brief history of Memorial Day is accompanied by links about past Memorial Days, a history of the American Flag, and items of memorabilia. See how much of this you already knew.
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75Cemeteries - A No-Cost Resource for Research
Now that you've decided to begin shaking the branches of your family tree, you may be wondering what costs are involved. You'll quickly find that you can spend countless hours and spend almost no money to discover the history of your family. There...
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72How to Scare Yourself Silly on the Emerald Isle
From top to tail, Ireland is speckled with sites that have supposedly demonstrated extremely spooky happenings. Folk here on the Emerald Isle and visitors alike remain intrigued by the often nausea-inducing stories behind each. Maybe this is due to...
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78Taps, Our National Bugle Call
Taps, America's national bugle call, turns 150 in 2012. The 24 mournful notes signals the close of a military funeral or wreath-laying ceremony.
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74Father's Hallmark
Every soldier I see, reminds me of my father. One time when sheaves were gathered. That man I saw in Roxas Boulevard. Stumble on the kerbed was one, he stared at me half-eyed, and I might have been his son and I remember the musician, faltering over...
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82The Inevitable Legacy of a Texas Family
Ageing lady, while visiting cemetery, recalls family history and Texas legacy of one of the State's first families.
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