commemoration
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- n a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
- n a recognition of meritorious service
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- Re-enactment opens Gettysburg anniversary events
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An opening volley of musket fire ushered in the start of the milestone commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg on Friday, 150 years after the Union Army turned away a Confederate advance in the pivotal conflict of the American Civil War.
June 29, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News - 150th Gettysburg Celebration Events Schedule
150th Commemoration and Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg – Schedule of Events Friday, June 28, 2013 8:30-11:30am The Battle Begins, Buford’s Stand, The Railroad Cut, McPherson’s Ridge 11am Terry Arliskas “Cadet Gray and Butternut Brown: Notes on Confederate Uniforms”…
June 28, 2013 - FOX 43 Harrisburg - Lancaster County hopes for tourism boost from Gettysburg commemoration
Lancaster in 1863 wanted to keep the Civil War out.Now, the conflict is being conspicuously beckoned in.That is to say, tourism flow from the 150th anniversary commemoration of the epic Battle of Gettysburg is welcome.Officials say the county's plan to assertively market itself in connection with t...
June 27, 2013 - Lancaster Online
Quotes
- Barack Obama in Aljazeera.net
To all of them - to our veterans, to the fallen and to their families - there is no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice,Obama said. - Sir Alex Ferguson in Reuters UK
When he came out with that stuff it created a furore and rightly so, the year after the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery,Ferguson added.