Memorial Day Tag

Memorial Day 2024 in Barrington (RI) Without Veterans Council Due To Town Flying BLM Flag Over War Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 27, 2024 34 Comments

Our nation is facing extreme cultural and political stress points. But we must remember those who gave all, and honor them....

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Barrington (RI) Veterans Council Resigns In Protest Of Town Flying BLM Flag Over Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2024 30 Comments

"The Barrington United Veterans Council (BUVC) can no longer support or be affiliated with a local town government that openly disrespects and marginalizes its Veteran Community by failing to maintain the sanctity and decorum of the Town’s Veterans Memorials."...

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Barrington (RI) Memorial Day Parade Restored To Veterans Group Ousted After Objecting to BLM Flag Flying Over Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2023 9 Comments

Ret. Lt. Col. Paul Dulchinos: "It was nice to see the Barrington Memorial Day Parade once again planned and executed by fellow Veterans to honor their fallen brothers. I think one could feel the difference in the tenor of this year's event compared to last year....

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Cpl. Luther Herschel Story, Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient and MIA for 73 Years, is Home

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2023 7 Comments

Welcome home, Sir....

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Illinois Governor Deploys Yellow-Vested ‘Peacekeepers’ to Chicago for Memorial Day Weekend

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 27, 2023 44 Comments

“This is another important step towards addressing violence and conflict through research-based, community-focused approaches.”...

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After Retaliation for Objecting To BLM Flag Flying Over War Memorial, Veterans Group Restored to Organizing Memorial Day Parade

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2023 21 Comments

Follow up to prior story: After almost 70 years, the Barrington (RI) United Veterans Council was stripped of its parade duties after objecting to the Town Council flying the BLM flag over the War Memorial. Now their rightful and historical duties have been restored. A...

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100 Year Old WWII Vet: “I was in the company of better people, way better than myself”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2022 19 Comments

Benny Chelo was the honored guest at the Memorial Day Ceremony held by the Barrington (RI) United Veterans Council, the group removed from running the town Memorial Day Parade by a vindictive Town Council in retaliation for objecting to the BLM flag flying over the...

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Veterans Group Alleges Retaliation For Opposing Flying BLM Flag Over Barrington (RI) Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2022 26 Comments

On March 7, 2022, the Barrington, Rhode Island, Town Council voted to have the Town Manager organize the 2022 Memorial Day Parade replacing the Barrington United Veterans Council, which had organized Memorial Day parades for 68 consecutive years (excluding 2020-2021 when the parade was canceled due to Covid restrictions).

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Memorial Day 2021 – Remembering What Was And Might Have Been

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2021 11 Comments

Remembering Mike Spann, Roslyn Schulte, Jonathan Porto, Billie Taylor Presson, Christopher David Horton, the Cornell Class of 1944, and the other fallen, known and unknown....

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‘Rolling to Remember’ Will be Riding into DC for Memorial Day, Despite Attempts To Stop It

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 30, 2021 14 Comments

We recently noted that the veteran motorcycle group Rolling to Remember had been denied a permit for their annual ride into Washington, DC by the Biden administration. Then, Rep. Darrell Issa got involved and tried to help them. Well, apparently everything got sorted out, because they are riding into DC as planned.

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Rep. Darrell Issa Working to Help Veteran Motorcycle Group Denied Permit by Biden Administration

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2021 8 Comments

Last week, we highlighted the plight of 'Rolling to Remember,' a veteran motorcycle group, because the Biden administration denied them a permit for a Memorial Day event that has happened for years. The group now has an ally in Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California.

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Biden Administration Denies Permit for Veterans’ Motorcycle Group to Hold Memorial Day Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2021 20 Comments

Rolling to Remember is a group and an event, formerly known as Rolling Thunder. It's made up of American veterans who ride their motorcycles into Washington, DC every year to remember their fallen, POW, and MIA brothers and sisters. The event is a tradition that has been going on for years, but this year has hit a roadblock. The Biden administration has denied their permit.

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Memorial Day 2020 – Sacrifice

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2020 8 Comments

Each Memorial Day we try to focus on the lives of a small number of individuals who gave their lives for our country, and whose stories we have followed for several years. In this way we put human faces and life stories honoring all those who paid the ultimate price. Click on each hyperlinked heading for prior posts about the person.

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Man Who Allegedly Vandalized Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Custody

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 27, 2019 15 Comments

A 33-year-old Massachusetts man allegedly responsible for vandalizing the Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial was found by state police and referred to a Boston hospital for a mental health evaluation.

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Ronald Reagan’s Memorial Day Speech May 26, 1986

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 27, 2019 6 Comments

Few in my lifetime have expressed with as much sincere, heartfelt truth the sacrifice made by our brave men and women as President Reagan.

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Memorial Day 2019 – Freedom and Release

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 27, 2019 7 Comments

Each Memorial Day we try to focus on the lives of a small number of individuals who gave their lives for our country, and whose stories we have followed for several years.

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This Memorial Day is a “Day of Prayer for Permanent Peace”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 28, 2018 11 Comments

Today we remember those who paid the ultimate price in service of our country.

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Memorial Day 2018 – Remembering Capt. Billie Taylor Presson, 187th Assault Helicopter Company

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 28, 2018 7 Comments

This weekend was the worst of Twitter, and the best of Twitter The worst was the horrible response of "comedian" Dean Obeidallah to a mild comment from Bill Presson on Twitter regarding a Tweet by Obeidallah dedicating Memorial Day to the anti-Trump Resistance. That mild comment from Presson was responded to by Obeidallah with a question about Presson's profile pic: "Are u wearing a Nazi outfit?"

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