Nothing More Than Nothing: The Weight of a Snowflake
December 14, 2022 will mark the 43rd anniversary of the day my father fell victim to a terrorist attack while working in Istanbul, Turkey as a civilian contractor with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty...
View ArticleThe USS Cole Memorial: “10/12 Happened Before 9/11”
Since the end of World War II, the United States has taken on an increasingly more pervasive military presence in the world, with approximately 172,966 active duty personnel serving outside the United...
View ArticleWhat Happened to H. R. 2982?
Shocked and stricken by the recent attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, politicians in the United States struggled to implement measures that would make the United States safe....
View ArticleFrom Russia With Tears: To the Struggle Against World Terrorism
Zurab Tsereteli is a Russian artist and architect who graduated from the world famous Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in Moscow. Despite controversy that surrounded his majestic and imaginative works of...
View ArticleConnection to Tranquility: The Calgary Peace Bridge
Located in the Province of Alberta, the City of Calgary is the home of 1,096,833 residents and the fifth largest metropolitan area in Canada. Also claiming 120,000 employees, it is a bustling...
View ArticleThe Monument for Victims of Hostile Acts: Honor Inscribed In Stone
The Mid-East has a reputation for being a hotbed of terrorism, obviously due to a clash of three major religions that frequently makes the evening news. The State of Israel is no exception to this...
View ArticleArlington National Cemetery: A Monument Fashioned From Hallowed Ground
What is the largest monument in the United States? Many would argue without hesitation that Mount Rushmore holds that honor, whereas others might disagree in favor of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis,...
View ArticleThe Crazy Horse Memorial: Colossal and Controversial
Seventeen miles from Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota, construction on the world’s largest mountainside carving has been underway since 1948. A huge rock portrait of a great...
View ArticleThe Global Peace Palace: Promoting Martyrdom and Tolerance
With a long history rooted in the export of pepper and rubber, the State of Kerala is located in southwest India on the Malabar Coast. Noted for its high rate of literacy, house boats, and tourist...
View ArticlePeace Poles: The World Peace Prayer Society
The World Peace Prayer Society is a non-denominational spiritual movement that traces its roots back to the contemplative thoughts of Masahisa Goi, a Japanese writer greatly inspired by the...
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