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Memorial Day's link to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — To understand the history of Memorial Day, you must understand the grief experienced by hundreds of thousands of families in the wake of the Civil War, both nationally and locally."This region contributed almost 25,000 soldiers to the Civil War," said Michael Krause, curator and historian at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Pittsburgh. "It was 24,490 some odd soldiers just from Allegheny County. And of all those men to have served from here, there were about 4,000 casualties. Casualties being killed in battle, died of diseases, died of wounds or disappeared or were gone."Even before...
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies pays tribute to fallen U.S. veterans
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of the summer, but the true meaning of this weekend is the ultimate sacrifice so many have made for our country. The Nation Cemetery of the Alleghenies honored the fallen on Sunday morning.The almost 300 acres of hallowed ground in the South Hills are now the home of 26,500 people who are buried there."It's just a day that means so much to me. I was one of the fortunate ones," Wayne McGinnis of Bridgeville said.McGinnis served in Vietnam and volunteers at the cemetery. He said the few hours a...
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