The justices, former law clerks and the public gathered to remember Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the most powerful woman in the country during a critical time in American law.
Tag: Funerals and Memorials
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In Soldiers’ Remains, Russia Plots a Way to Reconcile With France
A man with close ties to the Kremlin went looking for and found the remains of World War I Russian soldiers in France. Moscow hopes to use the discovery for diplomatic purposes.
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A Russian Village Buries a Soldier, and Tries to Make Sense of the War
The pain and loss of the war in Ukraine are felt most profoundly in small Russian villages, where a soldier’s burial produces not just grief but a yearning to find meaning in his death.
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Rosalynn Carter Funeral: Former First Lady Remembered and Buried in Plains, Georgia
A simple red brick church where Mrs. Carter had worshiped for decades was filled on Wednesday with the people who had known her best.
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Jimmy Carter Emerges From Hospice Care for Rosalynn’s Memorial Service
“Come hell or high water, Jimmy Carter was going to use his inner resources to be there,” the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said of Mr. Carter’s emerging from hospice care for his wife’s memorial service.