Archbishops in Ireland Making Pilgrimage to the Battle of the Somme Site
Archbishops from the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in Armagh were on a three-day pilgrimage. They were traveling from Ireland to the site…
Where Are The Men Buried From The 1776 Battle of Brooklyn?
In New York City, there is a legend that scores of Maryland soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried somewhere within the city limits. In…
Project Faces of Margraten Connects Faces to American War Graves In The Netherlands
Dutch families by the thousands have tended the graves of American servicemen who were killed in World War II. For them, it is a gesture…
Spanish Civil War Victim’s Daughter Waits Almost a Lifetime for Justice
Ascension Mendieta waited well over seven decades to get the only thing she ever really wanted. She boarded a plane to head to Spain to…
Where Are The Men Buried From The 1776 Battle of Brooklyn?
In New York City, there is a legend that claims that scores of Maryland soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried somewhere within the city…
Jewish Cemetery in Manchester Attacked by Vandals
The Blackley Jewish Cemetery in Manchester has become the recent site of racially charged vandalism, with many headstones knocked over and destroyed. Many that still…
Remains of Japanese Soldiers Unearthed
Over two dozen deceased Japanese soldiers have been unearthed from their graves. The culprit is not some run-of-the-mill grave robber, but the ocean itself. The…
Family Stories Attached At Shepway War Memorial To Mark WWI Centenary
They spent hundreds of pounds and a huge amount of time, trying to put together the stories of over 1,500 people whose names appear on…
As WWI Centennial Plans Begin, So Do The Conflicts
It didn’t end all wars as it was supposed to do and it’s still creating conflicts a hundred years later. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission…