Fort Jackson Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony
Fort Jackson honored all those who served during their annual Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony, Thursday, November 7, 2013, in Columbia, SC.
Missing in America Project
The unclaimed remains of 6 veterans are laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. They've been on coroners' shelves for years, but finally received the military burial they deserve.
Hundreds Honor Unclaimed Vietnam War Veteran at Funeral
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Miske did not have any family at his funeral on June 14, but you would not have known that from the scene at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Over 150 motorcyclists and an estimated 500 people from all over the country showed up for the service to honor the Vietnam War veteran’s life.
The funeral was arranged as part of the Homeless Veterans Burial Program, a service that started in South Carolina in July 2018. The funeral service was announced and quickly spread throughout social media, including a tweet from CNN’s Jake Tapper, in hopes of getting fellow veterans to turn out and give Miske the burial he deserved. However, even William Lynch, program coordinator of the Homeless Veterans Burial Program, was surprised to see the largest turnout in the program’s history.
“When you start waking up having missed phone calls from California, all over the country, people asking how do we get there? When’s the service? It is overwhelming and very surprising, but we hope in the future that every veteran that we serve is able to receive this sort of outreach from our country,” Lynch said.
In the year since the Homeless Veterans Burial Program began in South Carolina, six homeless or unclaimed veterans have been buried, including three in the last month. Veterans and non-veterans from across the country gathered at Fort Jackson to show support for Miske, including 20-year-old Jack Lansford who came with his family from Colorado. It was Lansford’s first time at a military funeral and he says it was special.
“It was touching. The 21 gun salute, I’ve seen this on movies and TV, but to see it in person is really touching. All the Vietnam veterans and active military together is really touching. Definitely haven’t seen this many veterans and active servicemen together before. It’s really touching,” Lansford said.
Some veterans spoke of the need to come to Fort Jackson to honor a Vietnam War veteran because of the mistreatment those veterans faced in the years following the war. Lynch said that was one of the reasons the burial program started and he’s glad to give veterans the full military burial they deserve.
“It’s something I wish we didn’t have to do. Unfortunately, I feel like veterans – they come back from serving, there are so many things they go through. Really, I’m just glad that we’re here and able to do it,” Lynch said.
According to military records, Miske was born in Chicago in 1944 and was living in Columbia at the time of his death. He served in the Navy from 1965-1967 before joining the Naval Reserves and earning a National Defense Service Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star. Miske was 75.
Veteran laid to rest after four years
Hundreds of American Legion Riders and military members paid their respects to Private Donald Tatro at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery Thursday.
USA Road Trip - Day One - Oklahoma and Kansas - VirtualVoyage
I am going on a road trip of the USA entirely in google maps, something which has only officially been completed once, but I will be the only channel to provide full coverage of it. Today we travel from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Wichita, Kansas.
These are the cities we will visit along the way
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wichita, Kansas
Denver, Colorado
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phoenix, Arizona
Las Vegas, Nevada
San Francisco, California
Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington
Boise, Idaho
Park City, Utah
Jackson, Wyoming
Billings, Montana
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Omaha, Nebraska
Des Moines, Iowa
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chicago, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky
Columbus, Ohio
Detroit, Michigan
Cleveland, Ohio
Manchester, New Hampshire
Portland, Maine
Boston, Massachusetts
Providence, Rhode Island
New Haven, Connecticut
New York City, New York
Ocean City, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
Baltimore, Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Orlando, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Nashville, Tennessee
Birmingham, Alabama
Jackson, Mississippi
New Orleans, Louisiana
Houston, Texas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Branson, Missouri
We will also visit these landmarks
Grand Canyon, AZ
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Pikes Peak, CO
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
The Alamo, TX
The Platt Historic District, OK
Toltec Mounds, AR
Elvis Presley’s Graceland, TN
Vicksburg National Military Park, MS
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
USS Alabama, AL
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
Okefenokee Swamp Park, GA
Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
Lost World Caverns, WV
Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, NC
Mount Vernon, VA
White House, Washington, DC
Colonial Annapolis Historic District, MD
New Castle Historic District, Delaware
Cape May Historic District, NJ
Liberty Bell, PA
Statue of Liberty, NY
The Mark Twain House & Museum, CT
The Breakers, RI
USS Constitution, MA
Acadia National Park, ME
Mount Washington Hotel, NH
Shelburne Farms, VT
Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
Spring Grove Cemetery, OH
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
West Baden Springs Hotel, IN
Abraham Lincoln’s Home, IL
Gateway Arch, MO
C. W. Parker Carousel Museum, KS
Terrace Hill Governor’s Mansion, IA
Taliesin, WI
Fort Snelling, MN
Ashfall Fossil Bed, NE
Mount Rushmore, SD
Fort Union Trading Post, ND
Glacier National Park, MT
Hanford Site, WA
Columbia River Highway, OR
San Francisco Cable Cars, CA
San Andreas Fault, CA
Hoover Dam, NV
Part of Army National Guard Graduation Ceremony
Taken at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC on August 29, 2013. Part of C Company marching - my stepson, Matt Fechenda, is in the front.
Around Kansas - Honoring WWI Heroes - November 9, 2016
(Frank) Aren't you happy, here we are again? Anyway, Veterans Day is coming up and there are a lot of veterans’ activities and I know you've got one that you need to tell us about. (Deb) Well, my dear friend, Jeanne Mithen marks the graves of the World War I dead at the Historic Topeka Cemetery and those markers, there are bios of these men and one woman, are actually going up today. I believe they'll be on display through the 21st so we're going to take a look at some of these. They break your heart; they just break your heart. These are actually people who died during service. Some from the flu, some from combat and other situations. It's just heartbreaking but it's so important while we're in the hundredth anniversary of World War I, especially relevant these days, it seems, the situation around the world. This is a really important one and hope you can get out to the Historic Topeka Cemetery and take a look. (Frank) That's, if you don't know for sure that's at 10th and California. (Deb) Right. I-70 to California, then 10th to California. Right there. During the one-hundredth anniversary of the Great War, volunteer Jeanne Mithen has been honoring Topekans who died during their service by posting their photos and a short biography at their gravesites in Historic Topeka Cemetery. Most of these young men and one woman were not combat casualties, but as in most wars, sickness was the greatest enemy. It is proper that we take the time to recall them and their sacrifice. Most were first buried in France and later returned to America. Some, like Henry Walsh, were never returned, and a memorial bears his name. Also, Phillip Billard was a test pilot and when he died in a plane crash, his family buried his ashes in his grandmother's garden in France. John Oscar Akerstrom died in 1918 from wounds sustained in one of the final battle of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, just a dozen hours before the Armistice. Floyd Webster Bailey, born in Agra, Kansas, died in training in September of 1918 of complications from the Spanish influenza and resulting pneumonia at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois. Seaman Kenneth Lynde Barber, Foster Raymond Bradfield, William Henry Cummickel, Ralph Raymond Doidge, Robert Thomas Melton, and Virgil Eaton died during training of complications from the Spanish influenza. Frederick Joseph also died from Spanish influenza and rests in the Jewish Section without a headstone. Medical Corpsman Harold Rosen Olson died from cerebral spinal meningitis in France and Frank Asbury Pavey died of TB and measles at Camp Funston. Lyman Rice died from dysentery and pneumonia. Charles Erickson died from pneumonia and shrapnel poisoning sustained during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. LeRoy Evans was killed in action on August 31st, 1918. Aurie Earnest Fager died from wounds as a result of machine gun fire in November 1918 at a Base Hospital near the town of Barricourt, France. William Klinge died of pneumonia while training in Texas, January 1919. Ernest Fred Moneypenny was accidentally shot in France. Fay Sarah Freidberg died from disease on December 30, 1918, of complications from the Spanish influenza and resulting pneumonia in Washington, DC while she was working with the Casualty Division of the Adjutant General's Office, War Dept. On the Shawnee County Victory Highway Memorial, Fay is recorded as the only Shawnee County woman member of the Department of War to have died in the Great War in the Service of the United States. She is buried in the Jewish Section of Historic Topeka Cemetery. Jesse Gilliland died in October 1918, after being gassed and wounded during the opening stages of the Meuse Argonne Offensive. Fred Lloyd Jones died in August 1919, from pneumonia contracted on board ship during his return from his participation in the AEF offensives of the Western Front in France. Theodore Leslie McNeeley was killed in action on September 16, 1918, in a direct hit from a shell on the front line of the most advanced and exposed position being held by the 353rd Infantry during the St. Mihiel Offensive. Kenneth Sutherland was killed in action 17 July 1918 in the Alsace, France. William Swan died from wounds sustained in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in October 1918. Albert Thompson Jr died during training in San Antonio in July, 1919, of cancer. He had already served one tour of duty in Europe. As we mark Veteran's Day, November 11, let us recall their sacrifices, and those of their families, and the millions who died around the world in those dark years a century ago.
Lynching in the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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Lynching in the United States
00:03:30 1 Background
00:07:58 2 Name origin
00:08:28 3 Social characteristics
00:11:32 4 The West
00:14:42 5 Reconstruction (1865–1877)
00:18:48 6 Disenfranchisement (1877–1917)
00:23:19 6.1 Other ethnicities
00:26:20 6.2 Enforcing Jim Crow
00:33:30 7 Photographic records and postcards
00:38:22 7.1 Resistance
00:41:43 7.2 Federal action limited by the Solid South
00:44:53 7.3 Great Migration
00:46:53 8 World War I to World War II
00:47:04 8.1 Resistance
00:48:11 8.2 New Klan
00:51:26 8.3 Continuing resistance
00:57:00 8.4 Federal action and southern resistance
01:00:34 9 World War II to present
01:00:44 9.1 Second Great Migration
01:01:41 9.2 Federal action
01:03:36 9.3 Lynching and the Cold War
01:05:13 9.4 Civil Rights Movement
01:08:32 9.5 After the Civil Rights Movement
01:11:48 10 Effects
01:12:29 11 Statistics
01:18:30 12 Representation in popular culture
01:18:41 12.1 Literature and film
01:24:52 12.2 Strange Fruit
01:26:05 13 Laws
01:29:31 13.1 State laws
01:33:32 14 See also
01:33:41 15 Notes
01:33:49 16 Books and references
01:39:24 17 Further reading
01:43:36 18 External links
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Lynching is the practice of murder by a group by extrajudicial action. Lynchings in the United States rose in number after the American Civil War in the late 1800s, following the emancipation of slaves; they declined in the 1920s but have continued to take place into the 21st century. Most lynchings were of African-American men in the South, but women were also lynched, and white lynchings of blacks occurred in Midwestern and border states, especially during the 20th-century Great Migration of blacks out of the South. The purpose was to enforce white supremacy and intimidate blacks by racial terrorism. On a per capita basis lynchings were also common in California and the Old West, especially of Latinos, although they represented less than 10% of the national total. Native Americans and Asian Americans were also lynched. Other ethnicities (white, Finnish-American, Jewish, Irish, Italian-American) were occasionally lynched.
The stereotype of a lynching is a hanging, because hangings are what crowds of people saw, and are also easy to photograph. Some hangings were professionally photographed and sold as postcards, which were popular souvenirs in some parts of the U.S. Victims were also killed by mobs in a variety of other ways: shot repeatedly, burned alive, forced to jump off a bridge, dragged behind cars, and the like. Sometimes they were tortured as well, with body parts sometimes removed and sold as souvenirs. Occasionally lynchings were not fatal (see Lynching survivors in the United States). A mock lynching, putting the rope around the neck of someone suspected of concealing information, might be used to compel confessions.According to the Tuskegee Institute, 4,743 people were lynched between 1882 and 1968 in the United States, including 3,446 African Americans and 1,297 whites. More than 73 percent of lynchings in the post-Civil War period occurred in the Southern states. According to the Equal Justice Initiative, 4,084 African-Americans were lynched between 1877 and 1950 in the South.Lynchings were most frequent from 1890 to the 1920s, with a peak in 1892. Lynchings were often large mob actions, attended by hundreds or thousands of watchers, sometimes announced in advance in newspapers and in one instance with a special train. However, in the later 20th century lynchings became more secretive, and were conducted by smaller groups of people.
According to Michael Pfeifer, the prevalence of lynching in postbellum America reflects lack of confidence in the due process judicial system. He links the decline in lynching in the early twentieth century with the advent of the modern death penalty: legislators renovated the death penalty...out of direct concern for the alternative of mob violence. He also cites the modern, racialized excesses of u ...
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Ghosts of the White House | Behind the Haunting #006
Ghosts of the White House | Behind the Haunting #006
In this live stream, we will dive deep into the reported paranormal claims at the Presidential Mansion in Washington, D.C. The White House. There have been reports of paranormal activity in this house for a very long time, join us as we cover this haunting.
Some of the White House ghosts disused in this video:
Ghost of Lincoln
Ghost of Abigail Adams
Ghost of David Burnes
Ghost of Dolly Madison
Story of Ronald Reagan's Dog Rex
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Haunted Places in Tennessee
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and more! Check out our picks for the top 10 most haunted places in Tennessee! From ghostly soldiers, to phantom children, the Volunteer state is overflowing with fascinating history and terrifying hauntings! Enjoy!
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U.S. Senate: Impeachment Trial (Day 7)
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump continues with opening arguments by the President’s defense team.
700 Pound Snake Pulled out of Lake in North Carolina
Giant 700 pound snake caught in lake in Proctor, North Carolina. The giant man eating python was measured at 98 feet long. Police were contacted to see if there have been any recently filed missing person reports as a snake this big could have surely eaten a human.
This giant snake is massive and just gorgeous, but it didn't take long to find out that the STORY behind it... was fake, just another hoax.
While the image is indeed real, I think the size of the giant snake could have been exaggerated due to the camera angle
Nevertheless, this snake is still huge, but where did it come from? The markings on it's skin looks similar to that of a reticulated python native to Southeast Asia. After playing around with a little Google translate, the mystery was finally solved.
This giant python came from Indonesia and after some rough translating, it turns out that it was discovered this last Thanksgiving near the village of Belinyu City. It was found by accident by a group of construction workers who severely injured the reptile while knocking down a large dead tree in which the python was sleeping inside of. The workers put the dying snake out of it's misery and buried it.
It's sad to see such an incredible animal killed, especially one that could have been a new world record size. I wish there were more pictures so we could get a better idea of just how large it was.
I really enjoyed learning about this amazing snake, if you guys have any cool wildlife stories or interesting animals that you think I might enjoy, tell me about it on Facebook
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The Final Fourteen Days of Abraham Lincoln (Lecture)
Watch as National Park Ranger Chuck Teague tells the story of the final two weeks of Abraham Lincoln's presidency in 1865, ending with his assassination at Ford's Theater.
Comfort Inn Springfield in Springfield VA
Reserve: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comfort Inn Springfield 6560 Loisdale Ct. Springfield VA 22150 The Comfort Inn hotel is located just minutes from Washington, D.C. and Old Town Alexandria, with convenient access to Interstate 95, Interstate 395 and Interstate 495. This Springfield, VA hotel is directly across the street from the Springfield Mall, the second largest mall in Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Belvoir U.S. Army base, George Mason University and Potomac Mills mall are minutes away. All well-appointed guest rooms come equipped with coffee makers, irons, ironing boards and cable television with HBO. Non-smoking rooms are available. Pets are welcome with a small nightly fee. Full-service amenities and features include: Free transportation to Metro station; Free local calls; Free USA Today; Free coffee. Business travelers will appreciate conveniences like voice mail, multiple telephone lines and access to fax and copy services. The hotel has 4,000 square feet of conference and banquet space that accommodates up to 500 people. Enjoy our free hot breakfast featuring eggs, meat, yogurt, fresh fruit, cereal and more, including your choice of hot waffle flavors! Guests of this Springfield, VA hotel will enjoy a weeknight manager's reception and guest passes to Bally's Total Fitness. Guests will also enjoy relaxing in the seasonal outdoor pool. Just minutes from the hotel, visitors will enjoy many exciting landmarks in the nation's capital. The National Zoo, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Institution and the White House are all within 12 miles. The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 12 miles and the Washington Dulles International Airport is 25 miles from the hotel. A variety of restaurants is located in the surrounding area.
Camping #2 August 2014
No rain this time! He stopped counting after he saw 10 bears!!
Groton, Connecticut - Past, Present, Future
From its earliest beginnings, Groton, Connecticut held a unique charm, one that attracted its founder, John Winthrop, Jr. to settle here in 1645. Incorporated in 1705, the Town of Groton began its rich history. Journey through time and see why this southern New England town still holds the same unique charm it did 300 years ago. #grotonct #newengland #connecticut #history
Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps | Wikipedia audio article
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Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Presidents of the United States have frequently appeared on U.S. postage stamps since the mid–1800s. The United States Post Office released its first two postage stamps in 1847, featuring George Washington on one, and Benjamin Franklin on the other . The advent of presidents on postage stamps has been definitive to U.S. postage stamp design since the first issues were released and set the precedent that U.S. stamp designs would follow for many generations.
The paper postage stamp itself was born of utility (in England, 1840), as something simple and easy to use was needed to confirm that postage had been paid for an item of mail. People could purchase several stamps at one time and no longer had to make a special trip to pay for postage each time an item was mailed. The postage stamp design was usually printed from a fine engraving and were almost impossible to forge adequately. This is where the appearance of presidents on stamps was introduced. Moreover, the subject theme of a president, along with the honors associated with it, is what began to define the stamp issues in ways that took it beyond the physical postage stamp itself and is why people began to collect them. There exist entire series of stamp issues whose printing was inspired by the subject alone.
The portrayals of Washington and Franklin on U.S. postage are among the most definitive of examples and have appeared on numerous postage stamps. The presidential theme in stamp designs would continue as the decades passed, each period issuing stamps with variations of the same basic presidential-portrait design theme. The portrayals of U.S. presidents on U.S. postage has remained a significant subject and design theme on definitive postage throughout most of U.S. stamp issuance history.Engraved portrayals of U.S. presidents were the only designs found on U.S. postage from 1847 until 1869, with the one exception of Benjamin Franklin, whose historical stature was comparable to that of a president, although his appearance was also an acknowledgement of his role as the first U. S. Postmaster General. During this period, the U.S. Post Office issued various postage stamps bearing the depictions of George Washington foremost, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln, the last of whom first appeared in 1866, one year after his death. After twenty-two years of issuing stamps with only presidents and Franklin, the Post Office in 1869 issued a series of eleven postage stamps that were generally regarded by the American public as being abruptly different from the previous issues and whose designs were considered at the time to be a break from the tradition of honoring American forefathers on the nation's postage stamps. These new issues had other nonpresidential subjects and a design style that was also different, one issue bearing a horse, another a locomotive, while others were depicted with nonpresidential themes. Washington and Lincoln were to be found only once in this series of eleven stamps, which some considered to be below par in design and image quality. As a result, this pictographic series was met with general disdain and proved so unpopular that the issues were consequently sold for only one year where remaining stocks were pulled from post offices across the United States.In 1870 the Post Office resumed its tradition of printing postage stamps with the portraits of American Presidents and Franklin but now added several other famous Americans, including Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Alexander Hamilton and General Winfield Scott among other notable Americans. Indeed, the balance had now shifted somewhat; of the ten stamps issued in 1870, only four offered presidential images. Moreover, presidents also appeared on less than half of the denominations in the definitive sets of 1890, 1917, 1954 and 1965, while occupying only a slight major ...