Instead, they force us to consider what it means to commemorate, and whether the embodiments we choose are really worth the dust they gather on the mantel.
-On the day we commemorate Jesus' birth, whether you believe he was the son of God or not, there is a lot to admire about the life of historical Jesus relevant to social and environmental movements today.
There has been a long argument behind the scenes at the Australian War Memorial over whether to commemorate frontier violence that killed at least 20,000 Indigenous Australians and 2,000 settlers, police, soldiers and paramilitary members.
JERUSALEM — The Israeli Parliament on Monday held its first public debate on whether to commemorate the Turkish genocide of Armenians nearly a century ago, an emotionally resonant and politically fraught topic for Israel, founded on the ashes of the Holocaust and trying to salvage frayed ties with Turkey.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan alliance, but the Obama administration seems sincerely flummoxed as to whether to bemoan or commemorate the occasion.
People choose to wear the white poppy for several reasons, whether it be to commemorate civilians as well as soldiers or in protest of current and future wars.
Officials in the White House's Office of National AIDS Policy did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether they planned to officially commemorate the action.
Onto the roundup! . - Lawmakers in Israel had a long discussion as to whether or not they should "commemorate" the genocide of 1.2 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire/Turkey between 1915 and 1918.
Asked Friday whether China had any plans to commemorate the plane's disappearance, or objected to the families gathering at the Malaysian Embassy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said she had no specific information on whether there would be a commemorative event.
It's probably not marked by name on the map because the GOP can't decide whether to call it "Kenya" to commemorate Birther nuts or "Liberal Asia" in honor of Bill O'Reilly.
Trump would not say whether he would visit Charlottesville to commemorate the attack and offer support to the community, as presidents often do in times of crisis and turmoil.
