Wreath laying ceremony for Battle for Crete anniversary

A wreath laying ceremony will be held in Wellington's National War Memorial this morning to mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle for Crete.


President lays wreath at 1916 commemoration

PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins laid a wreath at the National 1916 Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin yesterday morning. It was his first time at the annual commemoration since taking office.


Commemorating the Battle for Crete

A wreath laying ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle for Crete will take place at Wellington's National War Memorial on Sunday.


Area vets lay wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier

WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was emblematic of wartime veterans.


Need spurs plans for Veterans Memorial Park addition

ELGIN — There was a time when a downtown bridge was closed during Memorial Day ceremonies so those honoring veterans could toss flowers and a wreath into the Fox River. That wreath is to honor veterans who were buried at sea, said Jerry Turnquist, a local historian and member of the Elgin Veterans Memorial Park “Phase II” Committee. Modern-day traffic doesn't allow the city to close downtown ...


Founders Day to honor past with original families

A wreath-laying ceremony, cemetery tour and pioneer activities are planned on Saturday to celebrate Founders Day in Fredericksburg.


Eric Zapata's name read during wreath-laying ceremony in Washington, D.C. for fallen police officers (with photo ...

Slain KDPS Officer Eric Zapata, who was killed in the line of duty April 18, 2011, was among numerous officers remembered Tuesday during a wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Capitol that was attended by President Barack Obama.


Maryport teen lays wreath in Belgium in honour of fallen soldier

A Maryport girl followed in the footsteps of her grandmother and sister by laying a wreath at an ancestor's war memorial in Belgium.


Laying the wreath

Hall County Hero Flight veterans, their escorts and staff members pose for a group photo at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday.


Wreath laying in Syracuse's Forman Park remembers police officers who died in line of service

Top law enforcement officials remember fallen colleagues at Syracuse police memorial on East Genesee Street this morning.