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Memorial Day: Remembering Those Gave Their Lives
On the lawn of the county courthouse in Waynesville, North Carolina, is a rough stone memorial honoring the county’s Vietnam War dead. Engraved on this monument are the names of “Haywood County’s Sons Who Sacrificed Their Lives in the Republic of South Vietnam.” At the foot of this stone slab is a cast metal pair of unlaced combat boots.
Many of the names inscribed on this simple memorial Brown, Frazier, Moody, Rogers, and others have echoed in Haywood’s hills and hollers for generations. The ancestors of these dead men probably fought as well in American conflicts ranging from the American Revolution to the Korean War. Moreover, many of the men whose names are written on this memorial undoubtedly have some relatives who knew them and who are still living, brothers and sisters, cousins, and perhaps even children.
Central Park memorial for nine Blitz victims who died in unmarked shelter
An 11-year-old boy was among the nine who sadly died after the Inverdene Underground Air Raid Shelter in Central Park took a direct hit
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A poignant tribute has been unveiled in honour of nine people who lost their lives at an unmarked air raid shelter during the Plymouth Blitz.
Many readers will remember this imposing building that stood in Beech Hurst park, which from 1947 was the main council offices for Andover and later Test Valley. Set in extensive grounds that separate the Weyhill and Salisbury roads, the park is still largely as it was but the house was demolished in 1990 and a much larger modern building erected in its place. First called Hillside, it was built in the early 1850s for Harry Footner who was a solicitor at what is now 16 Bridge Street, today still the solicitors’ offices of Talbot Walker. Footner was born in Andover, the second generation of three who all served as town clerk for the borough between 1813 and 1885. A slightly earlier building called Hillside Cottage stood nearby on the site of the present Hillside Close.