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Princess unveils WWII memorial at RAF Greenham Common
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Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal officially dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21.
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Exercise Jackal Stone 2012 leaders, participants honor fallen SF comrade
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Military members and civilians from the U.S. and Croatia honored the late Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, with a small memorial service held in his native town of Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012.
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USS Mount Whitney Remembers 9/11
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The crew of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked U.S. 6th fleet staff gathered for a remembrance ceremony to honor those whose lives were lost during the terrorist attacks, Sept. 11.
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USS Mount Whitney Remembers Fallen Hero
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The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) held a memorial ceremony in honor of U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Vincent Capodanno at Piazza di Capodanno, Sept. 4.
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U.K.'s "Friendly Invasion" 70 years on
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During his childhood, Clive Stevens would gaze up in awe at a small B-17 Flying Fortress model that sat on top of a bookcase in his home.
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Air Force reservists and other U.S. and allied military members paid their respects to the people of this small French village June 1 as part of a number of ceremonies recognizing the 68th anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion.
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Special Forces camp dedicated to fallen brother in Wardak province
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U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Hungarian Special Operations Forces gathered to pay solemn tribute to Master Sgt. Danial 'Slim' Adams as the SF camp was dedicated and named in his honor.
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RAF Molesworth rededicates memorial to 303rd Bomb Group
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Units at Royal Air Force Molesworth rededicated the recently restored memorial honoring the 8,960 men of the 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy) whose B-17 Flying Fortresses flew 364 missions from this base against Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II.
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Combined Endeavor pauses to remember
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Representatives from 40 nations, local fire fighters and civilians gathered in Grafenwoehr, Germany, at the Camp Aachen parade field, to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed 2,977.
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"Revulsion, Resolution, and Response" – 9/11 Remembered
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As everyone knows, this September eleventh marks the ten year anniversary of the attacks against the United States by Al Qaida, the so-called 9/11 attacks, carried out on 11 September 2001.
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Because they served…
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As a mother and military spouse, with three very active children, our household is much like any other family: the hustle and bustle of everyday life often distracts us from realizing how lucky we really are. In the few quiet moments I have, I often give thanks for being an American in the 21st century. Although these quiet moments are too few and far between, I realize that my right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," wasn't just handed to me, but fought for by the many who served and died.
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U.S. Soldiers, Kosovo youth remember 9/11
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Sept. 11 is a date that has been ingrained in the hearts and minds of many Americans. It marks the anniversary of that fateful morning in 2001, when terrorist attacks cut short the lives of approximately 3,000 people and shook an entire nation. Now, nine years later, the memories of that morning are still fresh in the minds of Americans, including the Soldiers of Multinational Battle Group East, who are deployed to Kosovo as part of the NATO peacekeeping mission here.
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Wiesbaden Training Support Center building dedicated to soldier killed in Iraq
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WIESBADEN, Germany - Training Support Center Wiesbaden held an open house July 15 to showcase services and training functions as well as dedicate one of the buildings to a soldier killed in Iraq.
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93 years in the waiting: 5th and 6th Marines return to Belleau Wood
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BELLEAU, France — For the first time in the 93 years since one of the Corps' most iconic battles, the Marines of 5th and 6th returned their battle colors to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial June 2 to pay tribute to the men who fought and died in the battle that stopped the last major German offensive of World War I.
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Headed home after four days in Australia and New Zealand
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Headed home over the South Pacific after four days in Australia and New Zealand, strong allies and partners in Afghanistan as part of our 45-nation International Security Force – it was an excellent visit.
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Memorial service held at Surpeme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe chapel
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MONS, Belgium — Members of the Polish community, their friends and co-workers gathered April 14 in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) chapel for a service commemorating the Polish president, his wife, military personnel, and government officials, who were victims of the recent air crash in Russia.
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Battle of the Bulge remembered 65 years later
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BASTOGNE, Belgium - World War II veterans were surrounded by service members, political leaders and appreciative citizens when the city of Bastogne commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge Dec. 12-13.
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Incirlik commemorates Ataturk Memorial Day
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INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -Members of the Incirlik community paid tribute to the father of the modern Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a nation-wide memorial service Nov. 10.
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USS Higgins honors 1983 Beirut barracks bombing victims
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OFF THE COAST OF BEIRUT -Twenty-six nautical miles off the coast of Beirut crew members aboard USS Higgins (DDG 76) paused to remember the lives lost 26 years ago during the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
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Congressional Delegation comes to Paris to honor memorial and support Air Show
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PARIS, France - A congressional delegation of six senators and Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley arrived in Paris June 13, 2009, to partake in a wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial de l'Escadrille Lafayette, in Marnes-la-Coquette, just outside Paris, France. They are also here to show their support for the Paris Air Show.
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U.S. Airmen of the 52nd Fighter Wing Post the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, France, May 24, 2019. Throughout the course of U.S. history, service members have paid the ultimate price in defense of our Nation. Memorial Day is a time to honor their sacrifice and remember their legacy. This Memorial Day weekend, service members from United States European Command will participate in ceremonies at 21 American WWI and WWII military cemeteries across Europe. This year marks the 75th anniversary of WWII. The partnerships forged 75 years ago endure today as U.S. forces in Europe remain committed to European allies and partners.
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Major General Andrew Rohling, Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Europe, lays a wreath to commemorate the men and women who gave their lives in service of their country during WWII at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, France, May 24, 2019. Throughout the course of U.S. history, service members have paid the ultimate price in defense of our Nation. Memorial Day is a time to honor their sacrifice and remember their legacy. This Memorial Day weekend, service members from United States European Command will participate in ceremonies at 21 American WWI and WWII military cemeteries across Europe. This year marks the 75th anniversary of WWII. The partnerships forged 75 years ago endure today as U.S. forces in Europe remain committed to European allies and partners.
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His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, pays repects, and lays a rose at the grave of famed WW II leader, Gen. George S, Patton, May 25, 2019. Throughout the course of U.S. history, service members have paid the ultimate price in defense of our Nation. Memorial Day is a time to honor their sacrifice and remember their legacy. This Memorial Day weekend, service members from United States European Command will participate in ceremonies at 21 American WWI and WWII military cemeteries across Europe. This year marks the 75th anniversary of WWII. The partnerships forged 75 years ago endure today as U.S. forces in Europe remain committed to European allies and partners. (U.S. Navy phot by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Parker/ Released)
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73 years later, Iron Horse Soldiers continue D-Day legacy, commemorate service, sacrifice of WWII
Berets and wreaths. MONTEBOURG, France--More than 100 U.S. Army Soldiers, join the commanding general, French compatriots and people of Montebourg, France, during a march from the town center to the town's World War II memorial wall. Select Soldiers from "Fighting Eagles," 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div., participated in the march to the memorial dedication hosted by Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general of the 4th Inf. Div., Monteburg civic leaders, French compatriots and veterans. The Soldiers of 3rd ABCT are currently deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, U.S. forces' commitment to the collective security of eastern Europe, conducting bilateral training and multinational exercises with NATO Allies and Partners. The last time the 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Regt. deployed to Europe the Fighting Eagle Soldiers landed at Utah Beach with the Assault Division on D-Day in 1944. The 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Regt., currently stationed in Romania, sent Soldiers who had recently earned the Expert Infantryman's Badge during testing earlier this year. The Soldiers served as guests of honor at the ceremony, where Gonsalves and community leaders laid wreaths at the memorial. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Clas, 7MPAD)
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Get in Step. MONTEBOURG, France--First Sgt. Ernest Ramirez, center, first sergeant, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, marches more than 100 U.S. Army Soldiers through Montebourg, France, following a ceremony honoring the 4th Inf. Div.'s role in the liberation of Normandy, June 3, 2017. Ramirez and the "Fighting Eagles" Soldiers of 3rd ABCT, attended a dedication ceremony for a memorial in the town's center with Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general of the 4th Inf. Div., to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the 4th Inf. Div.'s assault at Utah Beach and the following liberation of Montebourg. Select Soldiers from 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Regt., 3rd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div., participated in the march, the dedication ceremony at Montebourg's World War II memorial, and dinner hosted by township's civic leaders. The Soldiers of 3rd ABCT are currently deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, U.S. forces' commitment to the collective security of eastern Europe conducting bilateral training and multinational exercises with NATO Allies and Partners. The Soldiers were guests of honor at the ceremony, where Gonsalves and community leaders laid wreaths at the memorial. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Brent M. Williams, MCE Public Affairs, 4th Inf. Div.)
March in remembrance. MONTEBOURG, France--The commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division leads U.S. Army Soldiers deployed and serving in Europe marching to the World War II monument in Montebourg, France, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, June 3, 2017. More than 100 Soldiers, joined the commanding general, French compatriots and people of Montebourg, during a march from the town center to the memorial wall. Select Soldiers from the "Fighting Eagles" 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div., participated in the march, the memorial dedication ceremony and dinner hosted by Montebourg civic leaders. "Today, we remember those sacrifices and honor the courage of the 4th Inf. Div. Soldiers and our Allies who fought here in Montebourg, the first significant objective off of Utah Beach, where nearly a yearlong advance began to liberate the continent," said Gonsalves, dedicating the memorial to the Soldiers who led the Allied-invasion into German-occupied Europe. Led by Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the Soldiers of 8th Inf. Regt. assaulted the northern coast of Normandy's Utah Beach, pushing through to Ste. Maire-Eglise, Montebourg and Cherbourg within 23 days. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Clas, 7th MPAD)
Montebourg World War II Memorial. MONTEBOURG, France--Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves marked the 73rd anniversary of the 4th Inf. Div.'s D-Day landing with U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, during a dedication ceremony for Motnebourg's World War II memorial wall in the heart of the city center. Gonsalves joined the Deputy of the Manche Phillipe Gosselin and Mayor Jean-Pierre Mauquest to unveil the placard adorning a wall from the ruined 15th century fortress of St. Marcouf-Les-Gougins. The monument was set in the town center in honor of the U.S. Army Soldiers of the 4th Inf. Div. who liberated Montebourg June 19, 1944, after 15 days of fighting.Led by Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the Soldiers of 8th Inf. Regt. assaulted the northern coast of Normandy's Utah Beach, pushing through to Ste. Maire-Eglise, Montebourg and Cherbourg in 23 days. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Clas, 7th MPAD)
Render Honors. MONTEBOURG, France--Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division, pays honor to Ivy Division Soldiers who served during World War II at a memorial dedication in Montebourg, France, June 3, 2017. Gonsalves joined the Deputy of the Manche Phillipe Gosselin and Mayor Jean-Pierre Mauquest to unveil the placard adorning a wall from the ruined 15th century fortress of St. Marcouf-Les-Gougins. The monument was set in the town center in honor of the U.S. Army Soldiers of the 4th Inf. Div. who liberated Montebourg June 19, 1944, after 15 days of fighting.Led by Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the Soldiers of 8th Inf. Regt. assaulted the northern coast of Normandy's Utah Beach, pushing through to Ste. Maire-Eglise, Montebourg and Cherbourg in 23 days. "The stories of their bravery, of their generoisty, and of their leadership is more relevant now than it has ever been," Gonsalves told the city's hosts Deputy of the Manche and the mayor of Montebourg, distinguised guests, veterans and compatriots. "It is up to us, today's generation, to carry that legacy into the future. Today, together, we pledge to do so and reaffirm our commitment as a free people that tyranny must be met with resolve, and that liberty is always the achievement of courage," said Gonsalves. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Brent M. Williams, MCE Public Affairs, 4th Inf. Div.)
"A job to do" on Utah Beach
World War II veteran, Milton 'Milt' Staley, 98, is escorted into the Utah Beach wreath-laying ceremony, June 6, 2017 at Normandy, France. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.S. servicemembers from units in Europe and the U.S. are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017.
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Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen
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GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for SOCEUR, visit with Milka Jerak, mother of the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in her home in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. Repass and Sekelsky attended a memorial service for Jerak at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.
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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, gives remarks during a memorial service
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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, gives remarks during a memorial service for the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak's hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.
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Croatian Army Brig. Gen. Ivan Juric, the exercise deputy commander of Jackal Stone 2012, places a candle during a memorial service held for U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak
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Croatian Army Brig. Gen. Ivan Juric, the exercise deputy commander of Jackal Stone 2012, places a candle during a memorial service held for U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak's hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe renders honor at a memorial ceremony
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Repass, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe renders honor at a memorial ceremony in Debejak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012 for the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak. The ceremony took place at Jerak's former elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009.
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Crew of USS Mount Whitney and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001
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GAETA, Italy - The crew of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff attends morning colors on the flightdeck of the ship as part of a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security.
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USS Mount Whitney Sailors prepare for morning colors during a ceremony remembering those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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GAETA, Italy - Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Douglas Mellon, left, and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Derek Pitre, right, prepare for morning colors on the flightdeck of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). The crew aboard Mount Whitney and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff attended morning colors as part of a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and MSC civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security.
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USS Jason Dunham Sailors remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Cmdr. David Bretz, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), left, Cmdr. Michael Meredith, executive officer of Jason Dunham, right, and Master Chief Ray Chamberlain, Jason Dunham's command master chief, center, share their memories of the Sept. 11 attacks with the crew of Jason Dunham during a commemoration ceremony. Jason Dunham is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
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French, Russian, British and American sailors walk in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony held at the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery during Exercise FRUKUS.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Sailors from Fench naval vessel De Grasse (D612), Russian naval vessel Yaroslav Mudriy (727), British navy vessel HMS York (90), guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, walk in formation during a wreath-laying ceremony held at the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery during Exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.
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June 4th, 2012 was a special day for WW2 Army nurses and sisters Ellan and Dorothy Lewinsky.
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BOLLEVILLE, France -- June 4th, 2012 was a special day for WW2 Army nurses and sisters Ellan and Dorothy Lewinsky. Both sisters served as nurses at the 164th Field Hospital from August 1944 to May 1945, which was located in Bolleville. Ellan and Dorothy also received honorary citizenship at the ceremony today. A memorial was inaugurated in honor of WW2 medical personnel, unveiled by both sisters.
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I sighed and pulled out my phone, Googling "bird rehab." Visions of a free afternoon in the city fluttered away.
"I'm on it," I said.
"I'm glad you are, because I can't stay," she said, patting my shoulder and melting into the crowd.
Nature has a way of making its needs known, even on a street clogged with tourists and New Yorkers on lunch break.
"We are thankful that people do this," said Rita McMahon, director of Wild Bird Fund, New York City's only wildlife rehab center, which cares for sick or injured wild birds and small wild mammals. "I know that when people do this, that's giving up a day or half a day of their time to the rescue."
As an "accidental rescuer," I can say that people who love birds are even more grateful for the volunteers and the non-profit organizations such as WBF that take in these birds.
It is not easy work.
"Half the job is hospice," McMahon said. "Sometimes they're smashed, or so sick that they won't make it. But at least they won't be suffering. To have them in comfort, and not in fear, makes a difference."
Jeanne Gural, executive director of Woodford Cedar Run Refuge in Medford, Burlington County, relies upon about 75 active volunteers for daily help, including near-constant feedings of baby birds. Volunteers, Gural said, "are just a different breed of people."
Maybe you, too, have found a bird to bring to such a place. A back yard nest turned topsy-turvy, leaving a young mourning dove for you to find. A red finch, heart thumping, apparently attacked by a cat. A blue jay with an injured wing on the side of a road. A wayward gosling who decides to follow you as you jog through a park. Even an owl, not feeling up to snuff.
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My friends and I have had all those encounters (the dove and the finch were mine). But never did I expect to find such an unusual bird in an urban setting. Or, rather, for it to find me.
If in New Jersey, I could've called The Raptor Trust, in the Millington section of Long Hill Township in Morris County, or the aforementioned Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. When I found that bird in New York, I didn't know about Wild Bird Fund, so I figured I'd start with a household name.
"Hello, New York City Audubon," said Kellye Magee Rosenheim, answering my call.
"Hi, I'm at the World Trade Center and I think I've found an injured bird," I said. "It's hopping around and it can't fly. I think it might've bumped into a building."
Patiently, Rosenheim explained that this was likely a fledgling and was in no danger. Fledglings, which are feathered but cannot yet fly, often hop around under the watchful, if distant, eyes of their parents, as they learn the ways of the wild. They look helpless, but they're essentially in school. You should leave them be. Ask any bird expert, and they'll tell you the same.
"That's where most people get it wrong," Gural said. "We guide people to make the right choice, understanding how perilous raising baby birds is for the parents. If it has feathers, and it's just hopping around, it's best to leave it alone."
But this situation at the World Trade Center seemed different to me, and I told Rosenheim that this was a type of bird I'd never seen before, some type of water bird?
A man outside 3 WTC had noticed the bird, too. He kept saying to me, "That's a baby seagull," and I kept shaking my head, no, it's not.
Rosenheim asked me to snap some photos and text them to her. Which I did.
My phone rang immediately.
"It's a very good thing you called us," Rosenheim said. "It's not a fledgling. And it's not supposed to be in New York City. What you found is a clapper rail, a secretive water bird that hides in the marshes and is seldom seen."
The man insisted again about the seagull. I turned away so I could focus on the call.
"Wow, OK, that's cool," I said. "So, can you come get it?"
She said she'd call me back, and to keep an eye on the bird, because rails are fast.
"That's a baby seagull," the man said.
"It's NOT a baby seagull," I said. "It's a clapper rail, a secretive water bird that hides in the marshes and is seldom seen. And Audubon is going to help it."
"Well, if it's not a baby seagull," he said, advancing on the rail, "then I want a picture of it!"
Before I could say, "Noooooo," he was practically on top of the bird, which looked up at him, alarmed, and took off toward the blur of traffic on Greenwich Street. I somehow scuttled the disoriented, scared little rail back to its nook at 3 WTC. I then called Rosenheim to see if she could hurry it up a bit.
Helping the wounded
Bird rescue and rehab centers are busy places year-'round, but especially in spring and summer, when babies are born and raised.
"From October to May, we see less than 20 birds a day," McMahon said. "But beginning in May, we see up to 63 birds a day, and 38 to 40 is average."
While on hold with NYC Audubon, I noticed that my clapper rail had sheltered beneath an enormous mural of a pigeon, directly across from the Oculus, the majestic transportation hub designed to look like a bird in flight. What a smart rail! I decided to call him Oculus.
I also decided that I needed to take charge of the situation. Tour groups had begun to notice Oculus and his position beneath the mural. Charmed by cuteness, they were taking pictures. Oculus was having none of it, and I was worried. Audubon had asked me to guard the bird, and so help me, no harm would befall Oculus on my watch. I went full Jersey on the crowd.
"Step away from the bird, please," I scolded, with outstretched arms, shooing away the curious. "No pictures. Audubon is on its way. No pictures, ma'am! Everybody keep back."
The tourists obeyed. And my phone rang. Audubon was not on its way.
I did not realize that NYC Audubon doesn't do rescues. Audubon advocates for birds and their habitats, promoting conservation and education. Luckily, Rosenheim knew her stuff.
"What you need to do is put the rail in a box, and take it to the Wild Bird Fund, which is between 87th and 88th street at Columbus," Rosenheim advised.
"Um, OK, I don't know if I can do that by myself..."
"You can't," Rosenheim said. "You have to get people to help you."
I had to assemble a team? A box? 88th Street?
"And one more thing you should know," Rosenheim warned. "I've never handled a clapper rail before. So I don't know what it's going to do to you."
Apparently, I could get pecked by a clapper rail. Or viciously stabbed. Pfft. Oculus would never do such a thing, I was sure. I was more concerned with finding a box. A kind lady with blond hair who worked at 3 WTC heard my plight and retrieved from her office a standard Amazon-style box. She was on my team.
So was a group of high school boys who helped corral Oculus for me, with some soccer skills. When Oculus dashed from the corner, they angled their feet to block him. I then grabbed Oculus from behind, with one hand.
"Kek-kek-kek-KEK-kek-KEK-KEK," is the sound made by the secretive clapper rail when it is grabbed by a human in Lower Manhattan and plopped into an Amazon box.
"OK, OK, OK, it's OK," is the sound I made at that time.
Think back to childhood, and a time when you picked up a feather off the ground and showed it to your mother. Did she recoil and tell you to drop it because "birds are germy?" Technically, mom was right. Birds have germs, like every living thing.
But the federal Center for Disease Control and Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology agree that the risk of a wild bird transmitting avian flu to a human who has plopped it in an Amazon box is quite low.
"To date, the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus has not been found in birds or people in North America," Cornell says on its website. "Even in areas where the virus has been found, there have been no documented reports of humans contracting the virus from wild birds, except for an unconfirmed report that patients in Azerbaijan may have become ill after defeathering swans."
"As a general precaution," says the CDC on its website, "people should avoid wild birds and observe them only from a distance." The CDC also advises, perhaps unnecessarily, against touching bird feces or mucous.
If possible, you should wear gloves while rescuing a bird, or use plastic bags as makeshift gloves when handling the bird.
I confess that avian flu never crossed my mind, though I made sure to wash my hands after the whole adventure, and I didn't shake anybody's hand until then. I figured Oculus stood a far greater chance of getting hit by a car or attacked by an alley cat than I did of becoming the first North American to contract H5N1 while scampering after a runaway rail in the big city.
In any event, Oculus neither pecked nor stabbed me. Neither did he ooze upon me. Such a good boy. He went quiet, and padded around the box a few times. I tented the flaps so that the box was not wide open. Accommodations seemed acceptable.
Fun fact: It is not easy to hail a cab while trying to keep a clapper rail inside a tented box. Furthermore, most people will decline to hail a cab for you. My team had dispersed, and passers-by considered me some sort of scam artist.
So I stepped into Greenwich Street, in front of the Marriott. I raised the box above my head, like John Cusack in "Say Anything," and yelled, "TAXI!"
"Columbus at 88th?" the taxi driver asked. "Do you want me to take the West Side Highway, or..."
Suddenly, I was in a movie. The driver was on my team.
"Just get me there as fast as you can, sir," I said. "I've got a wild bird in this box. Let's step on it!"
We inched up the West Side Highway. Forty-five minutes and more than $30 later, we arrived at Wild Bird Fund. The driver seemed as surprised as I was that we actually made it.
A very rare visit
The Wild Bird Fund is a wild place indeed. On the day I visited, there were chickens walking around. A swan floated in a tank, serenely sharing space with a Canada goose. And there were cages upon cages filled with song birds, pigeons, and little bitty birds.
"I have something unusual for you," I told the woman who opened the door.
"Oh, let me guess, is it a baby pigeon?" she asked, unimpressed.
"No," I said. "It's a clapper rail."
A clapper rail? I could feel the electricity in the room. A clapper rail!
"Yup, a clapper rail," I said, with pride, and I un-tented the box so that my secretive marsh bird could be seen by an appreciative fan base.
Christopher D. Soucy, executive director of The Raptor Trust, later told me by e-mail that he also has been lucky enough to see a clapper rail in the wild.
"Not many of them though, and even when you do see them, it's usually just a glimpse!" Soucy said. "We do not admit very many clapper rails here. While they are not particularly rare, they are rarely seen. They are very secretive and inhabit thick marshes where people rarely encounter them. We did admit one this spring, on May 1."
Coincidentally, I found Oculus on May 2. Rails gone rogue!
I had to track down my fellow rail whisperer. Turns out that Christopher Takacs, the guy who brought a rail to The Raptor Trust, wasn't the one who found the bird, but he frequently rescues birds. A friend-of-a-friend found the rail hiding from an aggressive gang of seagulls in a parking lot near Newark Liberty International Airport.
"She just knew I know stuff about birds and she brought it to me," Takacs said. "I think it had flown into a building or something and it had a small injury, a chip in its bill."
Takacs' clapper rail recuperated at The Raptor Trust for a few days before being released into the Meadowlands.
Like my Oculus, the Meadowlands rail did not resist being rescued.
"It was kind of mellow," Takacs said.
Meanwhile, at Wild Bird Fund, Oculus was whisked into an exam room, and I followed, helicopter mom that I am. How on earth did you catch him, I was asked. I have no idea, I replied.
Oculus appeared uninjured, but was admitted for observation.
"He was good," McMahon later told me. "He was a little underweight, but he looked great, though, when he was released."
On the day I delivered Oculus, Wild Bird Fund posted to Instagram a portrait of him that brought tears to my eyes. What a handsome, regal fellow! I posted a comment saying I was thankful to WBF, and that I had been calling the bird Oculus.
"@kellyjanecotter his official name is Cotter," replied @wildbirdfund.
"@wildbirdfund Aww, I am beyond honored," I replied. "You guys rule."
An even happier ending was to come on May 4, when the peeps at Wild Bird Fund released my Oculus into the marshlands within the lush, green woods of the Northern end of Central Park. They sent me a video of his release.
"I hope you can see his little butt running away," McMahon told me.
Oculus Cotter hopped out of his box and, quick as a flash, took off for a new frontier.
GO: Keep these phone numbers handy, because you never know when you'll meet a feathered friend in need:
Wild Bird Fund, 565 Columbus Ave., between 87th and 88th streets, Manhattan. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 646-306-2862 or wildbirdfund.org.
New York City Audubon, 71 W. 23rd St., Manhattan. 212-691-7483 or nycaudubon.org.
NORTH AND CENTRAL JERSEY:
Avian Wildlife Center, 146 Neilson Road, Wantage, Sussex County. 973-702-1957 or avianwildlifecenter.org.
The Raptor Trust, 1390 White Bridge Road, Millington section of Long Hill Township, Morris County. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 908-647-2353 or theraptortrust.org.
SOUTH JERSEY:
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Road, Medford, Burlington County. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. 856-983-3329 or cedarrun.org.
NEW YORK STATE:
Green Chimneys, 400 Doansburg Road, Brewster, Putnam County. 845-279-2995 or greenchimneys.org.
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This seminar was about how to become an expert witness in order to provide testimony in trial. In a case, we have to have this ability to evaluate a critical situation and have educational and training experiences. The testimony should be relevant and reliable. The main important thing that we should mention is that we shouldn't use big words because the juries might be have low educational background and we have to explain what the issue means and how the information might help them to make a decision. In addition, we have to make connection with the jury and try not to impress them with our knowledge. However, this is not always easy when describing clinical pharmacology and the metabolism of drugs but we should try our best to explain materials in a way that a 12-year-old child can also understand them.
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Betty White apparently tried to shoot her shot with an Avengers star.
On the Thursday (January 14) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Anthony Mackie revealed he has a crush on the Golden Girls icon and shared details about the time he met White.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star first revealed that he is a serious Golden Girls fan. "Betty White is one of thee most talented women. She had her own talk show, she was a professional dancer, actress... she is amazing," he gushed.
Mackie also shared his memorable experience meeting the television legend for the first time. "I was in New York at this event, and she was there, and I fanboy-ed out and ran up to her and was like, 'Oh, my God, I love you so much! I'm such a fan. Like, the episode when you were tap-dancing was so beautiful,'" he explained. "So, she laughed and touched my face, and she says, 'Oh, you make me wish I was 40 years younger.'"
His response? "And I was like, I would do that... I would do that!"
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MHA 2015 in Review
Posted by Mormon Heretic on June 7, 2015 in Canon, Christian, CoC/RLDS, Early Mormon History, History, Mormon, Mormon Culture, Movie/Book Reviews, polygamy, Priesthood, Priesthood Ban, Race, Scripture, Temple, Women
The Annual Mormon History Association meetings came to Provo last night. Last year it was in San Antonio, and next year it will be at Snowbird Resort in Utah. Sometimes I like it better when it's out of town, because I can attend all the sessions. When I'm home, there's just too much going on, so I have to miss some of the session. Anyway, here's a recap of the sessions I attended.
Conceptions of Race
I caught the tail end of this session, and missed the presentations by Jonathan Stapley, Joseph Stuart, and Amanda Hendrix-Komoto. I did hear some of Laurie Maffley-Kipp's comments about their papers, and wish I could have heard their presentations. From Laurie's comments, it sounded like Stapley and Stuart discussed Joseph Smith's sealing of black servant Jane Manning James. It sounded like there was a debate about whether she had "wife" status. Jane, a black servant of Joseph and Emma in Nauvoo, had been offered by Joseph Smith to be sealed to Joseph's family, but she declined. (More details in my priesthood ban post.) After Joseph's death, she was vicariously sealed to Joseph as a servant. Apparently there was a debate about whether she might have had wife status. There was talk about whether Emma would have had a higher status in the Celestial Kingdom with more subordinate wives underneath her. (Sounds a little like a pyramid scheme.) In the Q&A, Stapley noted that child-parent sealings did not exist while Joseph was alive, giving credence to the idea this could have been more of a wife-type sealing relationship. Anyway, I wish I could have heard more of the presentation. Can anyone add details here? (I hope my understanding is not off here.)
Mormon Bodies
This was a strange title, but an interesting session with Paul Reeve, Edward Jeter, and Christine Blythe. Reeve discussed the 19th century psuedo-science of Physiognomy and Polyeroticity. (Yeah, I don't know what that means either.) I guess there was an idea that you could look at a person's eyes and other physical characteristics and know things about them. For example, Brigham Young's eyes weren't wide open, and were described as rat-like. Rats are polygamists, so that proves Mormons are too. Conceptions of race were really odd, because supposedly these psuedo-sciences could distinguish Catholics, Irish, Germans, and many other white "races." Mormons were considered so different than mainstream whites that their physical appearance was altered.
Edward Jeter discussed the Origin and Persistence of Mormon horns. Most of these origins seemed to involved editorial cartoons where Brigham Young had goat horns protruding. Similar to Paul Reeve's presentation, this was a way to show Mormons were "other." There were some rare instances of people actually believing Mormons had horns, but it seems that now Mormons like to tell these stories to tell how stupid gentiles are for believing such things, even though the evidence of gentiles believing Mormons had horns is so old.
Christine Blythe discussed folk theologies about birth among Mormon women. She told many stories about Mormon midwives spiritual experiences during birth. I have to say I didn't really connect with this presentation, but many others in the audience did, asking her many questions in the Q&A.
1954 – A Year in Decision
These presentations were both excellent. Newell Bringhurst, who has written extensively on the black priesthood/temple ban, described 1954 as an under-appreciated year in the history of the ban, and encouraged Mormon historians to more closely consider this year when discussing the history. In 1954, Pres David O. McKay visited South Africa. Because of the concern of intermarriage with blacks, South Africans were required to trace their genealogy back to Europe in order to prove they did not have "one drop" of black blood. Mission president Evan P. Wright told McKay that this requirement was impossible for some saints to prove. As a result, branches and wards couldn't function effectively because they just didn't have enough leaders. McKay immediately rescinded the genealogical requirement, changing the policy from in essence, guilty until proven innocent to innocent until proven guilty. If there was no reason to suspect black ancestry, white-appearing men could be ordained to the priesthood. This was a tremendous help in South Africa.
Also in 1954, McKay met with LDS Institute teacher Sterling McMurrin at the U of Utah about the ban. McMurrin was an outspoken critic of the ban, believing it was not doctrinal. Apostles Joseph F. Smith and Harold B. Lee wanted McMurrin excommunicated for his views. In the meeting, McKay told McMurrin that McKay believed the ban was not doctrinal either, and told McMurrin if he had any trouble that McKay would be a witness for McMurrin's character. The excommunication proceedings were dropped. News of McKay's belief that the black ban was not doctrinal were not made public until the late 1960s when McKay confirmed McMurrin's account of the meeting.
A third action occurred in 1954: McKay convened a special meeting of the Apostles to get a comprehensive view of the ban. Apostle Adam S. Bennion's committee concluded there was no sound scriptural basis for the ban, but believed church membership was not prepared for a reversal of the ban. It turns out that McKay reportedly plead with the Lord, but received an answer that the time was not right to remove the ban.
Apostles were split on the issue. Spencer W. Kimball gave an April 1954 General Conference address in which he referred to the "monster of prejudice" against Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and American Indian members (though he did not refer specifically to blacks.) Mark E. Peterson, on the other hand, defended segregation as a "divinely sanctioned practice." In October 1954 J. Reuben Clark had planned to give a talk in which he called on fellow church members to protect all rights of blacks that are afforded in the Constitution. He hoped there would be a new era for the ban and that modern prophets had declared that in due time the burden will be removed, and blacks will enjoy priesthood. However, McKay did not approve of Clark's talk, and it was not given. Apparently relations between Clark and McKay were quite poor due to several personality conflicts. McKay had demoted Clark from 1st to 2nd counselor in the First Presidency, and often kept Clark out of important decisions.
A last landmark decision in 1954 was discussed by Matt Harris, a professor of history at Colorado State University. Harris discussed the important Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision in which school integration became the law of the land. Mark E. Peterson had condemned Civil Rights and given a talk at BYU linking segregation with theology. Peterson said God favored whites over blacks. Peterson conceded blacks could go to the Celestial Kingdom, but only as servants.
The Supreme Court decision forced apostles and Mormons to deal more with race issues. Peterson defended the status quo. Clark was more nuanced, saying that the Supreme court decision made whites and black relations worse. He said the color line would only disappear with blacks good behavior. Clark supported segregated blood banks. Harris gave more details about Clark and Peterson's disagreements and Clark's nixed talk by McKay. In the Q&A session, it was learned that Clark probably circulated his talk prior to General Conference seeking support (which is why McKay nixed it), but Peterson had probably spoken at BYU without McKay's knowledge. It is unknown if McKay approved of Peterson's talk, (McKay probably didn't know what Peterson was going to say) but many Mormons felt Peterson's stature gave official church sanction.
Memory as Historical Devices
Gary Bergera gave a very interesting presentation regarding the beginnings of polygamy in Nauvoo. Joseph Smith's first 3 polygamist wives in Nauvoo were Louisa Beamon, Presindia Huntington Buell, and Zina Huntington. Dates of the marriages are conflicting, but traditional dating puts these 3 marriages in 1841. However, the Wilford Woodruff Journal dates them to 1840. Which is correct?
The problem with dating is that Nauvoo was so secretive with regards to polygamy that records are poor. Most of the records come from the 1860s, based on memories or participants. Dates from these memories are very hard to corroborate, which is why there are so many conflicting dates. Bergera laid out the various sources and dates for these 3 sealings. The knottiest problem deals with Zina Huntington. She married Henry Jacobs in a public, civil ceremony in 1841, and if the 1841 plural marriage to Joseph is correct, was 7 month pregnant with Henry's baby. However, if the 1840 date is correct, then she was still single when married to Joseph. Then the question comes, was her public marriage to Henry a sham? Either way, this is a strange marriage. Other marriages have contradictory dates as well.
John Hatch gave an interesting story that I had never heard before. The Improvement Era of 1933 contained a story that claimed Jesus Christ had appeared to Lorenzo Snow in the Salt Lake Temple some 30 years prior. The circumstances of the vision were that Snow received a telegram in Brigham City where he learned that Wilford Woodruff had passed away. He immediately boarded a train to Salt Lake and went to pray in the temple. Just outside the Holy of Holies, Christ appeared to him, standing on gold about 3 feet in the air, and told him that he should immediately reorganize the First Presidency.
However, Snow didn't tell anyone about the vision. He hoped the apostles would get a similar revelation about reorganizing the presidency. Prior to Snow, Church leaders often waited a few years before reorganizing the First Presidency. In fact, when Taylor died, Woodruff had proposed reorganizing the First Presidency immediately, but Heber J. Grant had opposed the motion. When Woodruff died, however, the apostles met and agreed to reorganize the First Presidency immediately, which for Snow, seemed to confirm his vision. (In practical matters, the church was in trouble financially due to polygamy persecutions, and needed a million dollar loan. No bank would issue the loan without a living Trustee-in-trust, which likely helped spur the apostles to move more quickly in organizing the First Presidency than they had in the past.)
There are some problems with the story of this vision, however. Snow didn't seem to tell any of the apostles, or at least none of them recorded it. The Improvement Era article was written by Snow's son LeRoi some 30 years after the vision, and was based on his interviews of his niece Allie Pond Young's recollections of her conversations with Lorenzo Snow. (Allie is 6 months older than LeRoi; she is related to both Snow and Brigham Young.) Allie never wrote down her account, so LeRoi's account is third hand. In the article, LeRoi seems to quote Heber J. Grant as confirming the story, but there are some concerns.
Grant does confirm some elements of the story: that Snow had prayed in the Salt Lake Temple and in answer to prayer felt the First Presidency should be reorganized immediately and the Apostles agreed. However, the vision of Jesus is missing from Grant's account. In response to a letter from a woman asking if any apostles or prophets had seen Jesus, Grant replied that only Joseph Smith had, which seems to imply he had no knowledge of Snow's vision.
Hatch said memories are often fluid, and cited some studies where people's memories shifts. He cited studies involving memories of many people with regards to tragedies such as the 9-11 attacks, Kennedy assassination, and Challenger explosion in 1986. In one study, a man was asked to write down his memory of an event soon after it happened. Several months later, he was again asked about the same event, but this time his memory didn't match his hand-written account. Asked if this was his own hand writing, he replied 'that's my writing, but it's not what happened.' Many people have false memories, so it is hard to know if LeRoi's account is embellished or just a false memory. Allie had a strong desire to believe, and historians should be charitable when evaluating memories.
JB Haws finished the session with an account describing Mormon history over the past 40 years. The 1970s have been known among the Mormon History community as the Camelot years for open church history with Leonard Arrington. However, Mark Hoffman forgeries of the 1980s portrayed unflattering church history and often produced controversial headlines, causing the LDS Church to be cautious when discussing history. This controversial era of church history influenced the Sept Six Excommunications in 1993. Haws discussed Richard Bushman's internship program to help groom Mormon scholars begun in the 1990s. Haws felt that the current openness in church history is even better than the Camelot years, and Bushman has referred to this as more of a Golden Age of church history. The new church essays are much better received than they would have been 30 years ago. Haws felt that the church has turned a corner with regards to openness in church history.
In the Q&A session, I asked JB if there was some pushback among church leaders with the recent excommunications of John Dehlin, Kate Kelly, and Rock Waterman. Haws responded that there does seem to be a pushback against advocacy, but he felt that the current environment was different than it was in 1993. He cited a post at By Common Consent by Nate Oman that felt things were different this time. In some conversations afterward, he asked me how I felt.
I told him that these excommunications make me very nervous, and it feels like 1993 to me. I told him I would be more encouraged if a leader like Elder Uchtdorf could take over after Monson, but if someone like Packer takes over, I think some of these gains could be reversed. I hope JB is right, but I'm not convinced that these changes are permanent.
The last session I attended began with Russell Stevenson, this year's winner of the Best Book Award: For the Cause of Righteousness. Stevenson is beginning a Ph.D. program at Michigan State University, and has been in Nigeria recently. He discussed Mormon missionary work in Nigeria, starting in the 1960s.
Nigerians had somehow become acquainted with the Book of Mormon, and wrote to church headquarters asking for missionaries. Pres. McKay asked mission president Glen Fisher to investigate Nigeria on his way home from South Africa. Fisher didn't deliver a promising report of the country, but told McKay that blacks there had actually begun meeting on their own, and even adopted the name "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in the early 1960s. The next year, McKay sent Lamar Williams as mission president, along with 19 year old missionary Marvin Jones. They wrote back that the priesthood ban was not viable or sustainable in Nigeria. Jones noted that there was tremendous financial need in Nigeria, and was skeptical if that was the reason for interest of the Nigerians in the gospel. Nigerians told Jones "we need to go to America to teach you Christianity." They noted that Nigerians used drums in church services and seemed very Pentecostal. Nigerians have a lot to learn about Mormonism, but they saw potential.
Mormonism and the Negro was written by John Stewart, a professor of communications at Utah State University. The book lays out why the ban should continue, and implied that blacks should be grateful they exist at all. The book made its way to a Nigerian journalist at Cal-Poly named Ambrose Chukwu. Chukwu wrote the Nigerian government about the book's racist teachings, and there was a newspaper headline "They're importing Ungodliness." The government then banned all Mormon missionaries, an astonishing position as Nigeria has always been known as being very open to missionaries of all faiths. A Civil war starts (called the Biafra War) over eastern Nigeria and Nigeria soon quit granting VISAs to all foreigners on account of the violence. As a side note, Stevenson noted that Sonia Johnson was living in Nigeria in the 1960s. (Sonia was later excommunicated for her advocacy of the Equal Rights Amendment of the 1970s.)
I asked Russell when LDS missionary work returned to Nigeria, and he replied that it was shortly after the 1978 revelation. He said that Sonia Johnson's attitudes were pretty typical of LDS in the 1960s, and her time there was not noteworthy with regards to the race ban.
Alex Baugh discussed the relatively peaceful time of Mormons in Clay County, Missouri. Of course this is in stark contrast to the early conflicts in Jackson County of 1931-2 in which Mormons were forcibly expelled from Jackson County. Saints headed north to Clay County, home of Alexander Doniphan and David Atchison, attorneys that represented Mormon interests in Jackson county. The period of 1833-36 was much more peaceful for Mormons, and they coexisted with Clay County citizens quite peacefully. By 1836, Clay citizens became alarmed at the growing Mormon population, and asked them to leave. Simultaneously, Mormons had purchased land in Ray (later named Caldwell) County, and is the home of Far West. Baugh noted that D&C 105:25 seemed to have been fulfilled in which God said he would soften the hearts of the gentiles. Mormons were treated quite well in Clay County, unlike their treatment in Jackson County.
Finally, Scott Esplin discussed Catholic and Mormon relations in Nauvoo. When the Mormons abandoned Nauvoo in the mid-late 1840s, the Catholics purchased much of the land in the area around the Nauvoo Temple. (They even offered to purchase the Temple from the Mormons, but were refused.) In 1873-4, Catholics built a school between the temple and LDS housing blocks, blocking the view of the temple.
In the 1930s, the LDS began to return to Nauvoo, and tried to buy property, especially the temple lot which was under Catholic control. The RLDS Church also came to town, attempting to purchase land in order to block LDS interests. There was a restoration boom in Nauvoo, with LDS and RLDS in competing restoration projects. By 1989, the church announced that it would switch from a restoration mode to a maintenance mode, with no other restorations planned.
By 1997, the Catholic school had fallen into disrepair, and Catholic officials decided to sell the property rather than try to make expensive repairs. Within 24 hours, the LDS Church issued a bid for the property. The announcement didn't go over well with locals, who felt they had been sold out by the Catholic sisters. There was animosity between Catholics and residents because residents were tired of the foreign LDS and RLDS plans that didn't seem to take into account local interests. The LDS Church gave Catholics 30 months to vacate, and then announced plans to reconstruct the temple. Nauvoo residents were upset with the lack of input from Catholic and Mormon officials.
Nauvoo residents had been accustomed to the generosity of the Catholic church. Catholics had often allowed use of church buildings for gatherings. Since LDS temples are not open to the public, this made town gatherings almost impossible as no other buildings were available. The LDS Church initially retained a few of the Catholic buildings for use during the Nauvoo Temple open house, and then tore down the old school. Nauvoo residents were sad to see such a historic building torn down.
In the Q&A session, someone asked what could be done to help with residents' concerns. Hatch responded that the LDS Church only thinks of Nauvoo as 1840 era, but there is another 150 years of history that Mormons just don't care about in Nauvoo. It would have been better to try to understand residents concern and get more local input. While Mormons secretly tried to purchase land (as early as the 1930s) in order to keep real estate prices low, it also came across as secretive as if Mormons were covertly trying to invade the town. Better communication to understand local concerns would have been helpful. While the temple was being rebuilt, many locals expected a boon to the economy, but it didn't materialize.
What are your thoughts about Catholic Mormon relations in Nauvoo?
Do you think the church is more open about history, or is retrenchment going on with excommunications of key members?
Do you think 1954 is a pivotal year with regards to the priesthood/temple ban?
What are your thoughts with regards to the vision of Lorenzo Snow? Do you think it happened?
Are stories of Mormon horns overblown?
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When someone says that we need to "keep politics out" of something, be it a football game or a recent tragedy, you can usually rest assured of one thing: A political agenda is afoot.
What advocates of that agenda mean by "keeping politics out of ________" is that you need to keep your political opinions out of the way of their political opinions.
Sadly, we've been provided with many examples of this lately.
We've got emotion-driven "conservatives" by the boatload comically claiming that not standing for the national anthem is somehow bringing politics into an otherwise non-political situation, as if singing the national anthem isn't itself an inherently political thing.
Then over on the other side of the Hypocrite Snowflake coin we have Leftists like Hillary yammering on about how in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas we need to "put politics aside"…and pass more gun control measures.
So what's the takeaway lesson here? What can we glean from the rank hypocrisy of self-serving Snowflakes on the Left and Right?
Many things, I'm sure, but one that stands out is: Beware the myth of neutrality.
When emotion-fueled zealots speak, they often do so from a place so insulated from reality that they imagine their positions on issues to be the default universal objective reality for all of creation. They're often so deep in their bubble world fantasyland that they actually believe that singing a national anthem is not an inherently political activity. They think it's "just what people do".
When these Snowflakes talk – be it about their precious Socialist Pledge of Allegiance or their precious Socialist gun control agenda – they're always coming from a specific political perspective and they're always striving to advance that perspective, whether they realize or not.
Those who do realize it and spew their propaganda anyway are liars and deceivers.
Those who don't realize it are well programmed drones just thinking what they've been told to think and doing what they've been told to do.
On that note, we should all join in saying: Well done, public schools!
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import React from 'react';
import range from 'lodash/range';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import Select from '../../Select/Select';
import MonthPickerCalendar from '../MonthPickerCalendar/MonthPickerCalendar';
import Button from '../../Button/Button';

import * as dateUtils from '../../util/date-utils';
import * as utils from '../../util/utils';

const PROPERTY_TYPES = {
    value: PropTypes.object,
    year: PropTypes.number,
    onSelected: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
    onYearChange: PropTypes.func,
    minDate: PropTypes.object,
    maxDate: PropTypes.object,
    getStyles: PropTypes.func
};

const DEFAULT_PROPS = {
    value: dateUtils.getToday(),
    year: dateUtils.getYear(dateUtils.getToday()),
    minDate: dateUtils.getFirstDayOfYear(dateUtils.addYears(dateUtils.getToday(), -3)),
    maxDate: dateUtils.getLastDayOfYear(dateUtils.addYears(dateUtils.getToday(), 2))
};

class DatePickerPopup extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            year: props.year,
            value: props.value,
            years: range(dateUtils.getYear(props.minDate), dateUtils.getYear(props.maxDate) + 1).map(item => {
                return { id: item, displayString: '' + item };
            })
        };
    }

    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
        if (nextProps.year) {
            this.setState({
                year: nextProps.year
            });
        }
    }

    left() {
        if (this.state.year <= dateUtils.getYear(this.props.minDate)) {
            return;
        }
        this.updateMonth(this.state.year - 1);
    }

    right() {
        if (this.state.year >= dateUtils.getYear(this.props.maxDate)) {
            return;
        }
        this.updateMonth(this.state.year + 1);
    }

    onYearChange(selectedYear) {
        this.updateMonth(selectedYear);
    }

    updateMonth(year) {
        if (this.isYearControlled()) {
            this.props.onYearChange(year);
        } else {
            this.setState({
                year
            });
        }
    }

    isYearControlled() {
        if (utils.isDefined(this.props.year)) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    render() {
        return (

                     this.left()}
                        className="im month-picker-popup__arrow month-picker-popup__arrow--left"
                    />
                    <Select
                        className="month-picker-popup__years select--sm"
                        value={this.state.year}
                        onChange={year => {
                            this.onYearChange(year);
                        }}
                        options={this.state.years}
                    />
                     this.right()}
                        className="im month-picker-popup__arrow month-picker-popup__arrow--right"
                    />

                <MonthPickerCalendar
                    onSelected={this.props.onSelected}
                    year={this.state.year}
                    minDate={this.props.minDate}
                    maxDate={this.props.maxDate}
                    getStyles={this.props.getStyles}
                />
                <Button
                    onClick={() => this.props.onSelected(dateUtils.getFirstDayOfMonth(dateUtils.getToday()))}
                    className="month-picker-popup__today-link btn-link btn--sm"
                >
                    Current month
                </Button>

        );
    }
}

DatePickerPopup.propTypes = PROPERTY_TYPES;
DatePickerPopup.defaultProps = DEFAULT_PROPS;

export default DatePickerPopup;

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Depaul, de Paul or DePaul may refer to:

 Andy DePaul (born 1928), American amateur and professional boxer and referee
 Bobby DePaul (born 1963), American football coach
 Fernando de Paul (born 1991), Argentine footballer
 Gene de Paul (1919–1988), American pianist, composer and songwriter
 Katherine DePaul (born 1972), American artist manager
 Lyndsay DePaul (born 1988), American swimmer
 Lynsey de Paul (1950-2014), English singer-songwriter
 Rodrigo De Paul (born 1994), Argentine footballer
 Steven DePaul, American television director and producer
 Tony DePaul, American comic writer
 Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), Catholic priest and saint
 Vincent De Paul (actor) (born 1960), American actor and model
 William de Paul (born 1349), English Carmelite and bishop of Meath in Ireland

See also

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A new fitness and spa center was opened in Sofia Tuesday evening. The event brought local stars to the site of one of the biggest such centers on the Balkans. Spreading on over 5,000 square meters, the "Dream" center offers a variety of procedures.


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NICEIC electrical installation condition reports are a detailed report of the existing electrical installation. It is recommended that a property that is rented should be periodically tested every 5 years.
It is not currently a legal responsibility to have an Electrical Safety Inspection and NICEIC Certificate as with gas. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994, however, enforce the obligation of a landlord to ensure all electrical appliances and wiring in their rented property are safe.
Landlords are bound by legal responsibilities to ensure their tenants are kept safe. Failure to comply can lead to severe penalties or even a jail sentence. If there is a liability case, landlords need to be able to demonstrate 'due diligence', meaning they have taken all reasonable steps to ensure tenant safety.
Regularly check that appliances supplied are in good working order.
Ensure plug earth tags are in place and that plugs are of an approved type.
Ensure all fuses are of the correct type and rating.
Supply operating instructions and safety warning notices with appliances.
Make sure your tenants know the location of and have access to the main consumer unit, fuses and isolator switch.


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HomeLiberiaThey're Coming Again With 'Empty Promises', Liberian Voters Heedful
They're Coming Again With 'Empty Promises', Liberian Voters Heedful
January 18, 2017 Cholo Brooks Liberia 0
As date for the National Elections Commission (NEC) voters' registration gets underway on February 1st to March 7th, 2017, Liberians are publicly calling on their kinsmen to go out on that day to register and vote, but warning them to be mindful of those claiming to be the best and craving for their votes.
Our reporters who toured Monrovia and its environs sampling the views of Liberians as to what they hope to do during these elections come October 2017 said this time they will be mindful in electing that person who will lead them for another six years.
According to our reporters, Liberians interviewed on the upcoming general and presidential elections, said this time they will be mindful in putting their act together to vote for the right person who will bring dignity to the people of Liberia.
"They are coming again with big and empty promises aimed at winning the hearts of the Liberian people in this coming elections, but they will be disappointed this time, we will make sure some of them are booted out for doing nothing for the people they represent," Mrs. Sarai Toby of Grand Kru County who is currently visiting Monrovia in a chat with our reporter said.
"I can assure you, that many of those currently in House of Representatives will not return, because they have failed their people, but rather enriching themselves and their families at the detriment of Liberian taxpayers", Jayson Mulbah, a student of the United Methodist University (UMU) in a chat with our reporter voiced out.
For those opting to becoming the next representatives, our reporter quoting Liberians interviewed are also expressing reservation of their chances, describing them as 'Old wine in new bottles', and that many of them will do the same thing when elected as representatives.
"Many of them who are now visiting communities that they never thought of visiting prior to their legislative and presidential quest have now resolved at all cost to impress voters that they are the right people, and that they should be voted for come October, 2017. This time many of them will miss their marks," Abraham S.K. Brown, a petty trader at waterside speaking to our reporter said.
With all of these reservations from Liberians regarding who to vote for come October 2017 elections, one would deduce that Liberians are now trying to be mindful as to whom to vote for, and are also sensitizing their fellow compatriots to register and vote right for the betterment of their beloved country, Liberia.
Currently Liberian politicians are using all techniques in getting on board voters who will vote for them, while others, according to media reports are trucking voters from one end to another in order to be voted for, a situation that has been decried by many who are in return exposing those involved in this tactics.
Written by Joel Cholo Brooks.