Memorial Day has arrived in the United States, with Americans asked to pause and pay tribute to those who fought and died for ...

Came Armistice Day, and as 11 o’clock ran around the world ... Behind them, all bareheaded, were tens of thousands of loyal subjects, bowed in prayer. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier was the ...

The ceremony consists of opening and closing prayers, veteran speakers, and taps to conclude the service. Speakers discussed their experiences as soldiers and returning home. They also granted ...

With parades, prayers and solemn ceremonies, Veterans Day again honored a national holiday ... when Allied nations and Germany reached an armistice agreement to mark the end of World War I.

By the next Armistice Day in 1939, Europe was already at war ... at war will be ignored in the local celebration except in prayers for peace,” the Star-Telegram wrote. The bells of First ...

Middlesbrough residents came together for an act of remembrance at the Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph on Linthorpe Road. The service, led by Canon Glyn Holland, included prayers and the ...

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride ... date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace ...

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as a day to commemorate Armistice Day ... date to be observed with “thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace ...