WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), representing more than 70,000 concerned individuals, said today’s decision by the federal government to renew a lease that keeps in place a World War II memorial on a Montana mountain – a statue of Jesus – is a “significant victory” and represents ...
CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN, France, June 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 40 World War II veterans are expected to gather here tomorrow with American and French officials to rededicate the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument, which reopened to the public in March. Sixty-seven years ago – on June 6, 1944 – U.S. Army Rangers climbed the cliffs ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all U.S. and Pennsylvania flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to be flown at half-staff on March 15 in honor of Frank Buckles, the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I. Buckles, 110, died Feb. 27 at his home in West Virginia. “With ...
Ask Moral Responsibility of Japan CARLSBAD, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — World War II former prisoners of war of Japan are calling on Japanese government and industry to provide the same commitment to the memory of their suffering and forced labor. The call comes after Japan’s parliament approved on June 16th $200M to benefit Japanese ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Calling the decision of the Sussex Square Homeowners’ Association Board in Va. to withdraw legal action against a WWII hero, “a great decision,” the leader of The American Legion congratulated all parties involved. “This is a victory for reason and I applaud the board for making the correct decision to ...
‘We will pay his legal bills if necessary,’ says National Commander WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion has joined the fight being waged by a Medal of Honor recipient against a Virginia homeowner association’s demands to remove a flagpole. Col. Van Barfoot, 90, a World War II and Vietnam veteran, was ordered by ...
Colonel Van Barfoot RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Col. Van Barfoot has until Friday at 5 pm to remove his flagpole or face a civil suit. The 90-year-old veteran is shocked and gratified by the outpouring of support from around the country. His daughter, Margaret Nicholls said, “The response has been unbelievable. What started ...
WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, special counsel in the Washington office of the law firm Alston + Bird, has been invited by President Obama to travel with him to France this week for the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of the Normandy coast on June 6, ...