it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
it honors the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending the country. here is a quick history lesson. in 185 the civil war came to an end. but not without devastating american families. over 00,000 men killed in the bloodbath. grieving mothers and wives decorated the fields with wreets and flags. decoration day was established in 188 which would later become memorial day. it wasn t associated with the anniversary of any particular battle. it was for all of them. at the first ceremony at arlington national cemetery. they were encouraged to decorate with spring time flowers. in the late 180s, towns and cities coast to coast were hosting parades and reciting prayers for the fallen. lyndon john be on. after world war i the dave remembrance extended to memorialized soldiers who died in all wars. 100 years after decoration day was be the. memorial day was declared the last monday in may, creating a three-day weekend. confederate memorial day in the south is held on a s
who joins us from washington. hello, welcome to the programme. the news emerging from the steel plant in mariupol is hard to verify, but it does seem tonight from the reporting of several news agencies, that the most severely wounded ukrainians have been taken out of the plant. 40 wounded ukrainians that need urgent treatment and we are told around a dozen buses have left the plant in the last few hours. the russian ministry of defence said those troops that do surrender would be taken to hospital in a nearby town, in separatist held ukraine, where they will then become prisoners of war. we will keep across that and bring you details as we get it. meanwhile there is some evidence emerging that vladimir putin is directly overseeing battle plans for ukraine. western intelligence sources believe the russian president, together with his military chief general garasimov, are intervening in day to day tactical operations and are making decisions that would normally be made by morej
leave after living for weeks under the city s strict lockdown. russia is seeing red over finland s announcement that it plans to apply for nato membership. former president dmitri medvedev said russia would seriously strengthen ground, naval and air defenses on its western border. they are calling finland s decision a radical change in policy as well as a treaty violation. finland declared neutrality at the end of world war ii. but the brutality of putin s war in ukraine has left many feeling vulnerable. for now, finland says there are no direct threats from russia and all is quiet on their 800-mile long shared border. in this kind of situation, of course you have to be prepared for all kinds of threats. we don t speck anything but we are prepared for everything. nato members have been quick to support finland s decision but the chief of staff said it shows nato s double standards. we are very happy for our friends in finland, and of course, it is absolutely logical s
Saying theyre invading the strip soon with Tens Of Thousands of soldiers. The u. S. Embassy in israel is offering of iq Asian Of Americans and immediate relatives by sea, just cyprus on monday at 8 am local time. It is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. Meanwhile, the rafah Crossing Point between egypt and gaza remains closed this morning, as egyptian authorities continue their negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens safe passage into egypt. Secretary of state Antony Blinken will arrive in egypt today, and speak with that countrys president later this morning. A second u. S. Aircraft carrier is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean to help deter escalation in the region. It joins another Carrier Strike group that arrives earlier this week. And according to the Israel Defense forces, over 1400 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began, with the Gaza Health Ministry reporting more than t