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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Today, the Smithsonian revealed its winning design to commemorate Native American veterans. They selected the work of Oklahoma artist Harvey Pratt. Here is how he describes the memorial, which he designed and which will be pl
[00:04.60]The two black stone walls are set into the earth. [00:10.11]They are about 76 meters long. [00:13.11](They form a) wide letter V. [00:15.65]As you walk down into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the walls rise above you. [00:22.73]Cut into th
UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition Launched The United Nations Friday announced an international competition to design a memorial honoring the victims of slavery. Its estimated that over 500 years, more than 18 million people were abducted from A
CHAPTER FIVE READING [00:04.70] Page 63 Look it up! [00:10.06]May's father bought her an encyclopaedia. [00:16.30]Here are three of the articles she found in it. [00:22.96]DINOSAURS [00:26.02]Dinosaurs lived on earth more than sixty million years ago
By Ron Corben Bangkok 17 May 2006 An international panel in Thailand has awarded the tsunami memorial design to a team of Spanish architects in a competition that had drawn entries from more than 40 c
By Kane Farabaugh Shanksville, PA 30 August 2006 watch Memorial Flight 93 Flags and a wreath mark the exact spot of the crash of Flight 93 The crash of United Flight 93 was almost an afterthought in the media frenzy on September 11th, 2001. Later it
Memorial Torch Shines Light on Rwanda's Past and Present NDERA, RWANDA A traveling memorial torch is making its way across Rwanda on the way to Kigali for commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The most recent stop was in the
By Robert Raffaele Washington 10 September 2007 As the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States approaches, a memorial is rising on the grounds of the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. Family members of those aboard
By Mil Arcega Washington 27 May 2008 Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. over the three day period ending Monday to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars past and present. On Memorial Day, some prayed in silence while
Iraq War Casualties Remembered at Illinois Memorial The legacy of the war in Iraq, one of the longest conflicts fought by the U.S. military, has yet to be measured. The cost of that war is visible at a memorial in the midwestern state of Illinois. To
Beginners. Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It is to remember all the soldiers that have died in the various wars around the world, even the Civil War which started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Veterans Day: Honoring the Men and Women Who Served, and SacrificedBy Dana Demange and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, November 10, 2006 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA S
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch Vietnam Memorial Mementos This year marks the 25 anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Every day, mementos of love and remembrance are left at the wall of the memorial.
You might not make it to heaven in the afterlife, but you sure can go as far as the moon. Celestial funerals are now a possibility, thanks to San Francisco startup Elysium Space. For a ginormous fee of about $12,000, the company will privately transp
Mr Abe denies any involvement in the land sale, and says he will step down if anyone can prove otherwise. 安倍先生提出并没有参与土地出售环节,并且说除非有人能够提供他参与的证据,不然他可以辞职来证明清白。
Today, a memorial service was held in Greymouth for the 29 miners killed in the Pike River Coal Mine. The bodies are still in the mine so families cannot hold funerals but instead this was a service to remember and honour all 29 men. The service was
Americans are observing Memorial Day weekend, a time meant to honor(荣誉) the nation's war dead, with ceremonies, parades, sporting events and picnics. The last Monday in May of each year is designated as Memorial Day, a time to place flowers on mi