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A London park memorial to heroic self-sacrifice
Topic Started: Mar 19 2012, 07:12 PM (130 Views)
musicasacra
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HOLY CARP!!!
I didn't know about this park.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/03/on-heroic-self-sacrifice-a-london-park-devoted-to-those-most-worth-remembering/


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More on the plaques.
http://carolineld.blogspot.com/p/postmans-park.html
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jon-nyc
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Cheers
Fascinating. And what a great idea dedicating the park to them is.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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AndyD
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Me neither, shall try to visit next time I'm in. Thanks for posting the link.
Every morning the soul is once again as good as new, and again one offers it to one's brothers & sisters in life.

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big al
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Lives worth remembering.

The Carnegie Hero Fund serves a similar function, recognizing heroic acts and providing support for widows and orphans of people who died in such acts.

Big Al
Location: Western PA

"jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen."
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