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    Oct 17, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. UPDATE: Humpback Bridge in Alleghany County designated as National Historic Landmark

    It's been on the National Register of Historic Places for more than 40 years, but now the Humpback Bridge near Covington is a National Historic Landmark. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Wednesday.
    It's been on the National Register of Historic Places for more than 40 years, but now the Humpback Bridge near Covington is a National Historic Landmark. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Wednesday. For many in Alleghany County, it's a...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Railway Transportation, U.S. Army, City University of New York, New York University

    2. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Living WWI headstones cut down in Danville

    History is coming down in Danville, literally.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    History is coming down in Danville, literally. Piece by piece these 83 year old Willow Oak Trees that soar like skyscrapers in Danville are coming down. It's bittersweet for Shirley Love. "There were five children and they loved hiding and racing the...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Human Interest, Volvo

    3. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Danville's WWI memorial trees could come down

    A series of memorials in Danville commemorating the lives of World War one soldiers could soon be coming down.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    A series of memorials in Danville commemorating the lives of World War one soldiers could soon be coming down. City leaders say more than a dozen Willow Oak trees on Mount Vernon and Virginia Avenues are a safety hazard to the neighborhood. The recent...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Human Interest

    4. Jun 28, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Liberty University donates money to repair damaged Lynchburg statue

    Some much needed repairs are finally being done to a Lynchburg monument, thanks to money from a local university.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    Some much needed repairs are finally being done to a Lynchburg monument, thanks to money from a local university. The "Doughboy" statue is a focal point of Monument Terrace.  The city landmark was created to honor the men of Lynchburg who died in World...

    Tags: Sculpture, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Arts

    5. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Lynchburg museum officials investigate damage to Monument Terrace statue

    An important piece is missing from an iconic hometown landmark.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    An important piece is missing from an iconic hometown landmark. Someone has broken the bayonet off the "Doughboy" statue in downtown Lynchburg. The bronze figure has stood at the base of Monument Terrace for more than 80 years.  It's a tribute to the...

    Tags: Sculpture, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Museums, Arts

    6. Nov 11, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. A $10,000 thank you to veterans

    It's seven-feet tall, weighs more than 4-tons, is made out of black stone from China but lives in Clifton Forge.
    Multimedia Journalist
    It's seven-feet tall, weighs more than 4-tons, is made out of black stone from China but lives in Clifton Forge. A ten-thousand dollar monument was unveiled on Veterans Day in Veterans Park. Veterans Park already has a monument but it only honors...

    Tags: Veterans Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest

    7. Jan 8, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Rare master gunsmith in Amherst Co.

    In his small shop just outside Amherst,  Lenny Whitcomb is hard at work.
    Reporter
    In his small shop just outside Amherst,  Lenny Whitcomb is hard at work. "This is an old Remington," he says, looking at the single-barrel shotgun. "It's got an ejection problem." And he's backlogged by six months. "It'll be strip cleaned but I asked...

    Tags: Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense

    8. May 25, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Decorating veterans' graves a Memorial Day tradition

    With Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring.
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    With Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring. The couple placed flowers, a cross and a pinwheel in memory of their son, James L....

    Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Religion and Belief, Christianity

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers

    Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. 
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for.  “That’s the only...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Spanish-American War, Wars and Interventions

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Memorial Day observances

    The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....

    Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Army, Religion and Belief, Christianity, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Free access to military records on Ancestry.com

    In honor of Memorial Day, get free access to family military records from Ancestry.com.
    Sun Sentinel
    In honor of Memorial Day, get free access to family military records from Ancestry.com. Search through military records in collections including Draft Registration Cards for WW1 and WWII, Civil War and Department of Veterans Affairs death files from...

    Tags: Memorial Day

    12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Back Story: First Memorial Day celebrated 145 years ago

    <em>"We cherish too, the Poppy</em><em> red / That grows on fields where valor led, / It seems to signal to the skies / That blood of heroes never dies."</em>
    "We cherish too, the Poppy red / That grows on fields where valor led, / It seems to signal to the skies / That blood of heroes never dies." — "We Shall Keep the Faith" by Moina Michael For many Marylanders, Memorial Day is the unofficial...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christianity, Wars and Interventions

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