A national day for commemoration of the New Zealand Wars has struggled for attention and public engagement. So did Anzac Day once, and its survival can provide useful lessons.
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Politicians wishing to stoke divisions invoke the Cenotaph knowing it will be a successful gambit because so many find solace in its meaning.
When the US entered World War I in 1917, military chaplains catered to majority white and Christian soldiers. Today the armed forces recognize over 200 denominations and religious groups.
Memories can be powerful tools to address humanity’s most difficult political, sociological and environmental problems
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
Estimates suggest that Oxford lost 19% of those who served, Cambridge 18%, and Manchester and Glasgow 17%.
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
100 years after the end of World War I, some of its brutal lessons.
Red or white, it doesn’t matter what colour your poppy is if you respect the sacrifice it represents.
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