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4. Punchbowl Cemetery

Established in 1945, officially as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the cemetery was established in the punch bowl-shaped crater of an extinct volcano. The crater spans six acres and is almost filled with the graves of service members … Continue reading

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Russia’s Memorial to 9/11

Gesture of Respect or Unappreciated Lightning Rod for Controversy Or both? At the tip of Bayonne, New Jersey’s man-made cruise ship terminal peninsula stands a 100-foot tall tower made of steel sheathed in bronze. Described as “hypnotic and moving” in … Continue reading

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