5 articles tagged with memorial sites
I'll admit, Belarus wasn't on my radar until a forensics conference in Warsaw left me with a free weekend and a curiosity about lesser-traveled Eastern European history. Three hours by train brought me to Brest and its fortress - a...
The first time I set foot in Oklahoma City, I expected to find a typical mid-sized American city with maybe a few historical buildings worth photographing for my preservation blog. What I discovered instead was a place where the past...
I've wandered through many sacred spaces in my travels, but cycling the hallowed grounds around Ypres delivered a different kind of spiritual experience altogether. The Belgian spring air carried whispers of history—and the scent of fresh waffles—as I pedaled past...
The first time I heard the haunting notes of the Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate, something shifted in my understanding of collective trauma and healing. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of silent observers as the buglers played their somber tribute—a...
As a public defender, I've witnessed how understanding history shapes our capacity for empathy. Standing at the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau last fall—where the words *Arbeit Macht Frei* ('Work Sets You Free') still hang in cruel irony—I felt an overwhelming responsibility...