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Honor and Remember, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the establishment of a national remembrance flag.
Honor and Remember, Inc. was founded by George Lutz who lost his son to a sniper's bullet in Iraq on December 29, 2005. In May 2008, Mr. Lutz unveiled the Honor and Remember Flag and began a national campaign to bring tribute to all of our fallen heroes.
The Honor and Remember Flag recognizes all individuals from all wars or conflicts involving the United States who died while serving our nation, not only those killed in action, but all who have died in the line of duty. The flag serves as a symbol of national gratitude for the hundreds of thousands of American men and women who bravely made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today.
Our goals are as follows:
• To gain congressional and military approval of the flag as an official permanent symbol to fly continuously in eternal honor and remembrance of fallen military men and women.
• To educate the nation about the flags existence and symbolism,
• To provide Gold Star families with an individually personalized tribute
This is an historic movement that reaches out to America which will collectively honor all fallen military heroes, with a tangible emblem recognizing their sacrifice more than two days a year. On February 12, 2009 Congressman Randy Forbes introduced H.R.1034 in support of this important mission.
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Shakedown by Jamaica's radical sheik Sheik Abdullah El-Faisal's teachings have been connected to the shoe bomber, suicide bombings in England and even 9/11. To get an interview with him, journalists should have plenty of cash on hand.
Mideast agreement in 1 year? Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long-running Mideast conflict.
Russian held in Spain for nightclub fire that killed 156 Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe God did not create the universe, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that aims to banish a divine creator from physics.
At least 1 dead in second day of Mozambique riots At least one person was killed Thursday as riots in the southern African nation of Mozambique continued into a second day, the director of a hospital told a local television station.
Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts The death toll from a trio of suicide attacks during a Shiite processions in Lahore, Pakistan, grew to 31 Thursday, authorities said Thursday.
Actress on minerals, violence With a dozen humanitarian missions behind her, Ashley Judd has ventured to Africa to challenge the relationship between valuable minerals and unspeakable violence.
Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
AFP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct negotiations in 20 months here Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to settle core differences within a year.
AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.
AFP - The Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders on Thursday signed an accord to repair the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on the traditional site of Jesus's birth.
AP - To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.
AFP - A Lebanese Shiite cleric known as a critic of Syrian-backed Hezbollah has been arrested in Syria on suspicion of spying for Israel, a high-ranking Lebanese security official said on Thursday.
White House Peace Talks: Will Mitchell Find Success? (Time.com) Time.com - For President Obama's Middle East special envoy, George Mitchell, it has taken 18 months to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit down for peace-process talks. Even if they go well, will he finally get credit?
AP - President Barack Obama's special envoy for Mideast peace says the leaders of Israel and the Palestinians concluded a productive first round of peace negotiations.
(AP) AP - Envoy says Israel and Palestinians agree to second round of negotiations Sept. 14-15.
AFP - A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut triggered by a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading after Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement warned against any attempt to disarm it.
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling on Israel to end Jewish settlements in the West Bank and other areas that the Palestinians want to be part off their own state.
AFP - The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas vowed to press its campaign of deadly attacks on Israelis as a new round of Middle East peace talks was launched in Washington on Thursday.
AFP - Pope Benedict XVI Thursday called for a Middle East peace agreement that is "respectful of the legitimate aspirations" of Israelis and Palestinians, during a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres.
AFP - Israelis and Palestinians should avoid "provocative actions" which could derail direct peace talks, the European Union's chief diplomat said Thursday after a flare-up of violence.
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is formally opening the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years, imploring the two sides to make compromises to forge an agreement.
Hamas says will continue attacks on Israelis (Reuters) Reuters - Hamas said on Thursday its militants would keep on attacking Israelis and denounced peace talks between Israel and the West Bank-based Palestinian government due to start in Washington later in the day.
AFP - Lebanon has asked Interpol to circulate an arrest warrant against a Lebanese ex-general suspecting of working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a judicial source said on Thursday.
The Afghan president's brother confirms to NBC News that Kabul Bank funds were used to buy villas in Dubai but urges the U.S. to step in to prevent a financial panic.
Israel and Palestinians in direct talks Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year.
Newsweek: Why Mideast peace talks should be secret By making a spectacle of negotiations, leaders have made Israelis and Palestinians less likely to agree. They should have conducted back-channel, off-the-record talks.
Newsweek: How Obama could broker Mideast peace The biggest sign that success could be coming is the real risk of violence flaring up should the talks fail. These kinds of negotiations tend to come in waves, and with each successive collapse, the distrust grows and several more years pass.
President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels.
Angry protesters burned tires on the streets of Mozambique's capital and a TV station said at least one person was killed Thursday, a day after at least four people died in clashes between police and rioters.
Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal, who became famous for spending years tracking down Nazi war criminals, was working for Israel's spy agency Mossad, according to a new biography.
Report: Aide to U.K. PM linked to royal phone taps Britain's government came under pressure Thursday amid allegations that a top prime ministerial aide was involved with a newspaper investigation into the royal family that involved illegally tapping cell phones.
Dutch mother held, suspected of killing three babies Dutch authorities have found two babies' bodies in the garden of a women arrested last week for killing another child, the prosecution service said on Thursday.
Sick whale euthanized with explosives in Australia A terminally sick humpback whale that became stranded on a beach in Western Australia two weeks ago was euthanized Thursday with an explosive charge.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's government announced on Thursday that its planned minimum price for alcohol would be set at 45 pence per unit, meaning a bottle of wine would cost at least 4.23 pounds ($6.52) and a bottle of whisky 12.60 pounds.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will deliver a major speech Thursday, and ahead of that he released video clips touting his priorities — yet none refer to his war on drug cartels.
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Clinton urges patience, leadership as Mideast peace talks begin Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks.
U.S. military adopts new role in Iraq BAGHDAD - The U.S. military's war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49,000 American troops who remain mostly sequestered on large U.S. bases.
After Iraq war, uncertainty and seemingly mixed messages BAGHDAD - As President Obama declared Tuesday that it was "time to turn the page" in Iraq, Mahmoud Othman - tuning in to the Oval Office address here at 3 a.m. - listened in shock.
A veteran rock-and-roll manager returns - in South America BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - He was once one of London's best-known '60s-era rogues, dressed flamboyantly, spinning around town in a Mini Cooper and using a bodyguard known as "the butcher" to threaten his rivals.
Karzai's brother calls for U.S. to shore up Kabul Bank as withdrawals accelerate DUBAI - As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's biggest bank, Mahmoud Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a major shareholder in beleaguered Kabul Bank called on Thursday for intervention by the United States to head off a financial meltdown.
Nervous Afghans pull money from Kabul Bank, raising fears KABUL - With Afghans clamoring to pull their cash from their nation's biggest bank, the United States risks a politically perilous decision: whether to step in to help shore up a wobbly bank critical not only to Afghanistan's economy but also to the battle against the Taliban.
Army supervisor was worried about leak suspect's mental health, attorney says The sergeant who supervised Bradley E. Manning, the Army private accused of leaking classified material to the online site WikiLeaks, was so concerned about the soldier's mental health that he disabled Manning's weapon late last year, the private's attorney said Wednesday.
Japan's prime minister faces showdown with chief party rival Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, on the job for just 85 days, could soon be knocked from power by his chief rival, Ichiro Ozawa, who is seeking to regain political prestige that Kan had helped to undermine.
U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader with killing Americans The U.S. government designated the Pakistani Taliban a terrorist group Wednesday and accused its leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, of involvement in a December suicide bombing that killed seven Americans at a forward CIA post in eastern Afghanistan.
Iranian threat may be boon for Mideast peace talks As President Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes this round any more hopeful than the last.
4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank ON ROUTE 60, WEST BANK - Four Israelis traveling in a car near the West Bank city of Hebron were shot dead Tuesday night as the Obama administration prepared to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington.
Pakistani military delegation heads home in protest after Dulles incident A delegation of senior Pakistani military officials visiting the United States for a major defense conference headed home in protest Tuesday night after they said they were interrogated and rudely treated by security officials at Dulles International Airport.
Obama declares that combat In Iraq is over Saying it is "time to turn the page" on one of the most divisive chapters in American history, President Obama declared the U.S. war in Iraq over Tuesday night, telling the nation that he was fulfilling his campaign pledge to stop a war he had opposed from the start.
Hurricane Earl could force U.S. evacuations before Labor Day As Hurricane Earl made its way toward the Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency warned people along the coast to prepare for possible evacuation orders from state and local governments.
Afghan authorities take over biggest bank to avoid meltdown Afghanistan's Central Bank has taken control of Kabul Bank, a politically potent financial institution partly owned by President Hamid Karzai's brother, according to Afghan bankers and officials.
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders to begin JERUSALEM - President Obama plunges into Middle East peacemaking on Wednesday with a two-day summit he hopes will be the first step in brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement within a year.
In Central Asia, a new headache for U.S. policy BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - Beset by mounting casualties on the battlefield and deepening disquiet at home over the United States' longest war, President Obama's Afghan policy now faces another big headache: the unraveling of central authority in Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian nation that hosts a U.S. ai...