But most people who preserve DNA through SecuriGene intend it in memorial, and the company sells it as such.
Locals know the Irish famine memorial, the Holocaust memorial, and our riverfront war memorials, as well.
Yes, there should be memorial days, such as that for the victims of Srebrenica (11 July), but it shouldn't define your whole identity.
Recent efforts by the Australian War Memorial, historians such as John Maynard, Guardian Australia's Paul Daley and Wesley Enoch's theatre production of Black Diggers, have attempted – albeit in disparate fashion – to reinvigorate this important bit of history.
After that, we would occasionally meet on Beatles memorial occasions such as the 2012 reissue of the Yellow Submarine cartoon film (an undervalued gem, which Martin scored in addition to producing its Beatles tracks).
Major memorial themes, such as victory and death all had their symbols.
The Dutch Auschwitz Committee: "[The Park] is surrounded by memorial sites, such as the Hollandsche Schouwburg, the Jewish Historical Museum, the Portuguese synagogue and the Resistance Museum".
Sullivan confirmed that the "gargoyles are part of the memorial's art collection and as such will remain so after the conclusion of the work".
In the lead up to today's commemoration service, Norman Bonney, a director of the National Secular Society, argued that the Cenotaph was created as a secular memorial and should be treated as such.
Next week: Public art (excluding war memorials) Coming soon: War memorials (such as the Tower of London poppies).
