{"id":1734,"date":"2011-05-26T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doddcenter.wordpress.com\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2011-05-26T08:00:14","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T12:00:14","slug":"an-ongoing-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/2011\/05\/26\/an-ongoing-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"An ongoing memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Memorial Day<\/strong>\u00a0was first enacted to honor\u00a0soldiers following the American Civil War and after World War I it was \u00a0expanded\u00a0to honor Americans who have died in all wars.\u00a0 UConn established its own permanent memorial in November 2009 with a monument erected west of\u00a0the flagpoles, between Beach Hall and the CLAS Building.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1736\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doddcenter.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/vetmemorial_750px1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1736\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1736\" src=\"http:\/\/doddcenter.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/vetmemorial_750px1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2011\/05\/vetmemorial_750px1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2011\/05\/vetmemorial_750px1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2011\/05\/vetmemorial_750px1-500x166.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veteran&#039;s Memorial at the University of Connecticut<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addtion to the physical memorial, the Alumni Association mantains the Roll of Honor at the Alumni Center<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1737\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doddcenter.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/rollofhonor621_lg-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1737\" src=\"http:\/\/doddcenter.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/rollofhonor621_lg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roll of Honor, Alumni Center, University of Connecticut<\/p><\/div>\n<p>and online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnalumni.com\/roll-of-honor\/the-roll.html\">http:\/\/www.uconnalumni.com\/roll-of-honor\/the-roll.html<\/a>.\u00a0 If you have the opportunity, I would encourage all who are on campus over the Memorial Day weekend to include a visit to these memorials to honor the UConn alums who have made the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Betsy Pittman, University Archivist<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day\u00a0was first enacted to honor\u00a0soldiers following the American Civil War and after World War I it was \u00a0expanded\u00a0to honor Americans who have died in all wars.\u00a0 UConn established its own permanent memorial in November 2009 with a monument erected &hellip; 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