War widow dedicates Wiccan plaque symbol
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The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan saw a Wiccan symbol placed on a memorial plaque for her husband Saturday, after fighting the federal government for more than a year over the emblem.
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Over the years, families have used religious symbols such as the Jewish Star of David, the Christian cross and the Islamic crescent and star to honor their loved ones on headstones and markers. For Sgt. Patrick Stewart&#039;s family, the symbol of choice was also from his religion: the Wiccan pentacle.
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On Francois Mitterrand's grave,  one wreath stands out among those marking last month's  anniversary of his death. Bigger than all others, it is made up  of dozens of roses and a label saying simply "Segolene Royal."
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A solemn marker outside the Pentagon conveys a simple message: "We will never forget."
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Paul Goodyear, 86, of Casa Grande, Ariz., shows where he was stationed as a signalman aboard the USS Oklahoma after the dedication ceremony for teh ships new exhibit at the USS Arizona Memoal Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 6. 2004.
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The Queen is attending a commemoration service marking the 90th anniversary of the WWI battle of Passchendaele.
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The Red Sox put the Curse of the Bambino to rest with their World Series win this week. And now a Pittsfield couple is memorializing the death of The Curse, all in the spirit of Halloween.
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Not a waking hour goes by when Judy Adamouski does not think of the son she lost at war. Some nights, she drifts from room to room in her Springfield home  -- sleepless, taking in what is left of his life. A framed photograph of a soldier in uniform. A wedding portrait. A diploma from West Point.
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"These World War I veterans raised a generation that did them one better"  CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. Frank Buckles, frail but sharp, surrounds himself with totems from another time and distant lands. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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HUNDREDS of people came together on Sunday to lay wreaths and salute those who lost their lives during the two world wars and other conflicts.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- When they called her name, she could not move. Sergeant Leana Nishimura intended to walk up proudly, shake the dignitaries' hands, and accept their honors for her service in Iraq -- a special coin, a lapel pin, a glass-encased US flag.
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Spouses of British forces killed overseas between 1914 and 1967 are to get free trips to their loved ones' graves.
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Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Remembrance Sunday.
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Relatives of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks are preparing to remember their loved ones on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Services are due to be held across Scotland to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the two world wars.
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Services to remember the dead of two world wars and other conflicts are held across Northern Ireland.
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Remembering the incandescent star on the 14th anniversary of her death