|  Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service. In observance of the holiday, many people visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers often place American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time. United States Military Casualties Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Served: No data
Deaths: 4,435
Wounded 6,188 War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Served: 286,730
Battle Deaths: 2,260
Wounded: 4,505 Mexican War (1846-1848)
Served: 78,718
Battle Deaths: 1,733
Other Deaths: 11,550
Wounded: 4,152 Civil War (1861-1865)
Served: 2,213,363 Read More>>> Back to Top |  Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the... Read More>>> Back to Top |  The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as “taps” is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called “tattoo,” that notified soldiers to cease an evening’s drinking and return to their garrisons. It was sounded an hour before the final bugle call to end the day by extinguishing fires and lights. The last five measures of the tattoo resemble taps. The word “taps” is an alteration of the obsolete word “taptoo,” derived from the Dutch “taptoe.” Taptoe was the command — “Tap toe!” — to shut (“toe to”) the “tap” of a keg. The revision that gave us present-day taps was made during America’s Civil War by Union Gen. Daniel Adams Butterfield, heading a brigade camped at Harrison Landing, Va., near Richmond. Up to that time, the... Read More>>> Back to Top |  U.S. Army The U.S. Army Military District of Washington will conduct an Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, to be followed by an observance program hosted by the Department of Defense in Arlington's Memorial Amphitheater. A prelude by the U.S. Marine Band will begin in the amphitheater at 10:30 a.m. The annual National Memorial Day Observance to honor America's fallen military service members is scheduled for Monday, May 30 at Arlington National Cemetery at 11am. For additional details, call the Public Affairs Office for the U.S. Army Military District of Washington at 202-685-4645. U.S. Navy Memorial Day Weekend Events featuring Rolling Thunder, a performance by the Rock Band Fourmanchu, commemorative wreathlayings and a traditional Navajo... Read More>>> Back to Top |  The annual New York City Fleet Week kicked off on Wednesday, May 25th and will continue through the 30th for Memorial Day celebrations. Navy ships and uniformed sailors are docked in Manhattan for military demonstrations and displays through the weekend. The U.S. Navy vessels sailed up the Hudson River in in the Parade of Ships on Wednesday, carrying members of the Navy, Army and Air Force, opening the event for the 24th year. Fleet Week is the premier tribute to U.S. Armed Services and will be hosting a multitude of lectures, ship tours, musical performances, parades and more. On Monday, May 30: Memorial Day commemoration ceremony will take place on the Intrepid from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. The service will include the unfurling of a 100-foot American flag on Intrepid’s flight deck, the playing of Taps, a ceremonial wreath laying, 3-volley rifle... Read More>>> Back to Top |  Following on the success of the Successful Safety Management - A Practical Primer course, PMI and QSE Solutions would like to invite you to attend the second course offering within the Continual Improvement Workshop Series: Building your own Risk-Based Internal Auditing Team. This new course offering will be held at the Pacific Maritime Institute on: June 29-30th, 2011 You can view our comprehensive flyer by clicking on the following link, Risk-Based Internal Auditing Training To register for this course, please contact our Registrar at: 206 838-1126 or by e-mail at: jpitzen@mates.org; these Continual Improvement Workshops generally run full, so please register early. Read More>>> Back to Top |  Ship Strong for America (shipstrong.org), an organization dedicated to preserving the strength of our nation’s maritime industry and homeland security, today announced its first ‘call for action’ against Escopeta Oil and Gas for its current Jones Act violation. “We ask that United States lawmakers, the Department of Homeland Security and President Obama take steps to prevent this current violation of U.S. maritime law, a violation that has significant economic and national security implications,” said Tony Munoz, Director, Ship Strong for America. Here are the facts: - The State of Alaska demanded that Escopeta must have a rig on its way to the Cook Inlet by March 30, 2011, with drilling to commence by October 31, 2011, or the Company faces a second default on its oil & gas lease and millions of dollars in deposit. - On March 17, 2011,... Read More>>> Back to Top |  IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the Organization's London Headquarters for its 89th session from 11 to 20 May 2011, completed a packed agenda, including the development of interim guidance on the employment of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships transiting the high-risk piracy area, the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) concerning lifeboat release hooks, an agreement on the way forward with regard to the implementation of the
Torremolinos Protocol on fishing vessel safety and the approval of a number of draft resolutions for submission to the IMO Assembly, to be held in November 2011.
Piracy and armed robbery against ships The meeting approved MSC Circulars on Interim Guidance to shipowners, ship operators, and shipmasters on the use of privately contracted armed... Read More>>> Back to Top |  In a call for immediate action on piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today urged governments to take action against the increasing number of pirate attacks occurring off the Somali coast. The Call for Action was launched at the annual International Transport Forum taking place in Leipzig, Germany from 25-27 May. The past year has witnessed an escalation in both violence and the number of attacks on ships and their crew. According to the ICC International Maritime Bureau, there were 219 attacks in 2010 off Somalia, in which 49 vessels were hijacked and 1,016 crew members taken hostage. Despite measures taken by the United Nations Security Council and the presence of naval units in the area of the Gulf of Aden, pirates continue to strike. More and more shipowners have had to resort to using private security firms to protect their seafarers and ships. In 2010, the One... Read More>>> Back to Top | | |
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