commemoration

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The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young people history carries little weight.

From Barron's

"We're opening up our country," he said at a Veteran's Day commemoration at Arlington Cemetery.

From BBC

Thursday's commemorations will be held throughout the day at the various attack sites, culminating with the opening of a 13 November garden near Paris City Hall.

From BBC

The event, which the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Gloucester will also attend, continues the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day - or Victory over Japan Day.

From BBC

So, what does public commemoration mean when the veterans themselves have all died - and when there are few alive today who remember first-hand the mass shared grief that gave rise to them?

From BBC