See more of my iPhone images from my travels around the country while documenting the first stags of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War here:
http://statigr.am/viewer.php#/tag/cotr2011/
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Cheers -
Nathan
The Daily: 4 Americans won't be home for Christmas because they're still missing in Iraq
Although Operation Iraqi Freedom ended last week, the families of 4 Americans still officially categorized as missing in Iraq haven’t stopped searching yet.
The Army’s investigative unit told Megan von Ackermann in 2006 that her husband had been killed in a botched kidnapping the day he…
Heading into the WV mountains in search of the endangered battlefield site for Camp Allegheny.
Wish me luck.
More info here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Camp_Allegheny&mobileaction=view_normal_site
life:
On this day in 1865, the 13th amendment is ratified — this officially ended slavery.
The Civil War was a fight about competing freedoms: the freedom to choose one’s own government, the freedom of states to leave a federation, the freedom of people to decide their own laws. But in the end, the freedom that prevailed was the one that declared that all men are to be considered human beings, not property.
Integral to the fight for that principle — on the front lines, building military infrastructure, and carrying vital information — were African Americans, many of them escaped slaves who risked their lives as the fate of future generations hung in the balance.
(see more — African Americans in the Civil War)
West Virginia tourism launches ‘mini site’ dedicated to her state’s American Civil War history. Pretty informative videos also.
“Out of the war, however, there rose a new state, and the only created as a direct result of the war – West Virginia.”
(via Civil War)
(via Repost: Those Who Serve | Denver Photographer and Photojournalist | 1 303.478.8484)
Today is 11/11/11 - a day like no other. The day, significant for its unique arrangement of digits, is also unique in the fact that it’s Veterans Day. Thanks to my grandfather, father and brother for serving.
Thanks to all who have served in wartime and in peace.
A special thanks to the millions of military families who serve in their own unique and special way.
@TIME Magazine - Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience
Wow. If you read or watch any 9/11 remembrances, between today and this Sunday, make sure to add this one to your list.
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