This is a commemoration of the losses on both sides. It's to call attention to the tragedy that is Iraq and to bring the troops home and to stop the killing.
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We are still struggling with the demons of that movement, ... We are still trying to build a more perfect union. The reason this commemoration means so much is because I think God has greater plans for us still.
MONUMENT, n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.
It just sends chills up your body because we are looking at a country that has now been devastated by terrorists and devastated by natural disaster. I was driving down Market Street this morning and they were having a parade or something. There were fire trucks lined up in commemoration and I just saw a statue of a fireman carrying a baby. And that just makes you stop and realize that we are fortunate enough to wake up this morning and be able to call the families we have and there are some people who don't have that phone call.
This is something that everybody looked forward to each year. This is a commemoration, not a celebration, and I think it is something that should be remembered.
My work has typically been about finding a means to express memory and commemoration for loss and grief.
Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts, and listen for the Voice of God and learn of Him, in one short hour ye can learn more from Him than ye could learn from Man in a thousand years.
Ideally, the piece will continue to grow in the future and be performed at more and more universities - as a communal commemoration of King.
Despite knowing what would happen to them, women came to the streets in commemoration of International Women's Day.
... in the wake of the one-year commemoration it shouldn't be surprising that we have a sustained level of interest.
This past weekend I was proud to take part in the commemoration of the World War II Memorial and salute the Greatest Generation. And I am proud to have the opportunity to honor and celebrate the service and sacrifices of Americans who took part in D-Day. Their efforts that day will forever stand as a defining moment in history.
COMMEMORATION Blessed art Thou, O Lord who didst bring forth of water moving creatures that have life, and whales, and winged fowls and didst bless them, so as to increase and multiply. The things concerning the Ascension Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens and Thy glory above all the earth. By thine Ascension draw us withal unto Thee, O Lord, so as to set our affections on things above, and not on things on the earth. By the awful mystery of Thy Holy Body and Precious Blood in the evening of this day Lord, have mercy.
It's a commemoration ... and there's a lot to commemorate. We built a city that can stand up to any city in the world. There's nowhere like San Francisco. You can be anyone in the world and feel like you fit in here.
The commemoration deserves the respect and support of all people of good will who cherish the universal love of humanity, ... The time has come for the Hip-Hop community and all of us to come together and participate in a movement which will have a fundamental influence on the lives of this generation and generations to come.