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WASHINGTON, D.C. - From concerts to somber ceremonies and a moment of silence, Americans from coast to coast will recall the sacrifices of military members who paid the ultimate price for freedom on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26.
“This is our nation’s day to remember its debt to those whose sacrifice in blood and battle secured a legacy of liberty for future generations,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake.
He reminded veterans to wear their military medals on Memorial Day, a practice called the Veterans Pride Initiative launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2006.
The personal exhibition of service medals on patriotic holidays is one way for veterans to show their support of the U.S. military and particularly those serving in the Global War on Terror, and to inspire conversation about military heritage with young people.
Information for veterans about the wearing of medals and how to replace lost medals is available at http://www.va.gov/veteranspride/.
A tradition dating to the 19th Century after the Civil War and originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is marked at VA facilities across the country, especially VA’s national cemeteries, whose commemorative events honor about 1 million American men and women who died in service during wartime periods, including more than 651,000 battle deaths.

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It’s mid-day on Sunday along the shores of the Pemigewasset River and Padraic Bean is taking in a little sun like the many who flocked to the region for Memorial Day Weekend.
However, unlike many who head to the Lakes Region for some shopping or a cookout, the 22-year-old New Jersey resident looks more like a fur trapper than a tourist and the type of character you wouldn’t want to come upon during a canoe expedition whether it be 1828 or 2008.
Padraic is half naked save for some tasseled buckskin pants, he is drinking beer out of a 1800s-style tin cup and he is grimacing as he gets ready to make his final toss of a bag of hay in a “dead sheep” throwing competition that once saw more primitive people’s chucking disemboweled sheep stomachs for sport.
Sound a little out of the ordinary?
It may be, but for those attending this week’s Northeast Primitive Rendezvous the man known as “Pad” is a dime a dozen except that — unlike most males attending the event — he doesn’t have a long mangy beard littered with remnants of the day’s meals.
During the next week hundreds of amateur historians will gather in Sanbornton for a “Rendezvous” event that brings participants back to the early to mid 1800s when fur traders and Native American craftsmen would gather annually to stock up on goods before they headed into the woods for what could be extended periods of lonely work.
Groups around the country come together for modern-day versions of the gathering and they take the events seriously dressing in period garb, making homes in tents and teepees and foregoing showers for a more primitive experience that has them trading handmade goods ranging from buckskin clothing to jewelry and pottery.
Bean was among the many children and men who entered in the Highland Games event at this year’s Rendezvous, which say competitors throwing doing their best to throw rocks, timbers and bags of hay as far as they could.

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Amitabh Bachchan plans a memorial for his father
London (PTI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan plans a memorial for his late father Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a distinguished Hindi poet whose contribution to literature, the actor feels “cannot be ever challenged”.
“We want to do things in his memory, be it in the field of remembrance, research or in any other field but we will do it,” 65-year-old Bachchan, who was here in connection with the launch of his forthcoming film ‘Bhoothnath’ on Sunday in an interview.
Declining to give details of the scheme, the ace actor said: “Yes, you will know about it. But his (Harivansh Rai’s) contribution to literature cannot be ever challenged”.
Harivansh Rai was a distinguished Hindi poet of ‘Chhayavaad’ (romantic upsurge) literary movement in early 20th century and was best known for his collection of poems ‘Madhushala’.
Bachchan said he derived his strength from his family, especially parents. “Yes, our parents have been our life and strength. They shall remain with us… I think of them and remember them every step of my day.”
Responding to the recent tirade launched against him by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray, Bachchan said, “It is a free country. Everyone has a right to say and feel what they like. I must follow the law of the land and I must follow the Constitution. I must follow my conscience. That is what I have been doing.”
Talking about opening a school after his daughter-in-law Aishwarya in Uttar Pradesh, he said, “A promise to the people of the region was made a year ago. We kept our promise and have laid the foundation stone for the school. It will now be built and become operational. I will be involved in funding the construction and will be part of the administration through a trust.”

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