Tag: New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial
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Sayreville War Memorial students create ceramic poppies for Vietnam Veterans memorial
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JENNIFER LaSCALA The wearing of poppies in honor of America’s war dead is traditionally done on Memorial Day. The practice of wearing of poppies was inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by Canadian soldier John McCrae. McCrae’s friend, Lt. Alexis Helmer, was killed during the battle and his…
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Wreaths Across America tour to visit Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial
Each year, Wreaths Across America embarks on a six-day journey to remember and honor military personnel. Beginning in Harrington, Maine, a parade of trucks travels down the East Coast on a mission to lay remembrance wreaths at the grave sites of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, and other veterans’ cemeteries along the…