President Obama Delivers Memorial Day Remarks at Arlington National Cemetery

Today President Obama traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and delivering remarks.
The President thanked members of the armed forces and veterans for their service to the United States, and paid tribute to our fallen heroes laid to rest at Arlington:
     It is here, on this hallowed ground, where we choose to build a monument to a constant thread in the American character -- the truth that our nation endures because it has always been home to men and women who are willing to give their all, and lay down their very lives, to preserve and protect this land that we love.
That character -- that selflessness -- beats in the hearts of the very first patriots who died for a democracy they had never known and would never see. It lived on in the men and women who fought to hold our union together, and in those who fought to defend it abroad -- from the beaches of Europe to the mountains and jungles of Asia. This year, as we mark the 60th anniversary of the end of fighting in Korea, we offer a special salute to all those who served and gave their lives in the Korean War. And over the last decade, we’ve seen the character of our country again -- in the nearly 7,000 Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice on battlefields and city streets half a world away.

President Barack Obama participates in a Memorial Day wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 27, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

President Obama noted that, as of last year, Americans are no longer fighting and dying in Iraq, and that there is now a transition underway in Afghanistan as well. "This time next year," the President said, "we will mark the final Memorial Day of our war in Afghanistan."
The President closed by asking Americans to keep the fallen in their hearts:
    On this Memorial Day, and every day, let us be true and meet that promise. Let it be our task, every single one of us, to honor the strength and the resolve and the love these brave Americans felt for each other and for our country. Let us never forget to always remember and to be worthy of the sacrifice they make in our name.
Watch the President's full remarks.


 source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/27/president-obama-delivers-memorial-day-remarks-arlington-national-cemetery


June 6th is a memorial day for Korea. We have always kept our celebrations of Memorial Day.
Millions of people lost thier life in the war. Espeacially, many young men laid down their lives for the country.

"For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived. " - John F. Kennedy

There are the last few remaining soldiers that took part in the conflict. One of the remaining soldiers was an acquaintance of mine. He is Man Hee Lee Peace Leader. He works for the world peace.
He was a war veteran. He knows war better than anyone. That's why he long for a lasting peace.



Man Hee Lee, Peace Maker, visited Ethiopian veterans of the Korean War to disburse compensation funds on 3 December 2012.

He visited Ethiopians of the Korean War to disburse compenation funds on 3 December 2012.
He is doing it no one to do it. Not only is this work it is also many working for world peace.

The time has come to think the World Peace. Memorial Day brings New Meanings to Peace.
Please, kept our celebrations of Memorial Day.

[Fairtrade Campaign] Start your day with Fairtrade!

May is the month of Fairtrade!

England holds a fairtrade campaign every year. They host a fairtrade breakfast first time last year. It was impressived by kind guide and recipe.

Unfortunately, It' not main campaign of fairtrad breakfast this year.
but, many england people  are waiting for this campaign.
I want to be involved in this fairtrade campaign.
breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
I wish our MANNAM member's want to be involved with them for health.



Host a Fairtrade Breakfast April 22-May 5, 2013


 


Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But what if everyone around the world had a Fairtrade breakfast? What would it mean to producers? Consumers? The planet?

 

 

Try these Fairtrade breakfast foods:
 Coffee, Tea, Jam, Honey, Bananas, Pineapple,
Fruit Juice, Sugar, Cocoa, Rice

 

 

 



Fairtrade certified products, like coffee, tea and bananas are grown by farmers who are paid at least the Fairtrade Minimum Price for their products.  Fairtrade farmers also receive the Fairtrade Premium: extra funds for social and business projects in their community.  For a farmer, selling a product on the Fairtrade market can make the difference between barely scraping by and investing in their family's future.
Between 22 April and 5 May, thousands of people around the world will serve Fairtrade breakfast to their friends, families and co-workers. You too can change the world over breakfast.

In 2011, 235,000 people in 22 countries took part in similar events. This year lots of Fairtrade producers are also joining in - from cocoa farmers in Ghana to wine growers in Lebanon, uniting us all in one global and fair breakfast.

Use the breakfast to…
•Try new Fairtrade products, like coffee, tea and fruit
•Gather your friends and families and tell them about how Fairtrade changes lives.
… and remember, it is a great excuse to eat chocolate for breakfast!

source: http://www.info.fairtrade.net/fairtrade_breakfast.0.html?&L=0

[MANNAM Volunteer] Guerrillia Gardening Day

Do you know the Guerrillia Gardening?
It is donation for all of us everywhere to go out beyound our gardens and plant sunflower seeds in the hope that they will bring beauty and health to our neighbourhoods.
This activity began in 2004 around London. It is now also a growing arsenal for anyone interested in the war against neglect and scarcity of public space as a place to grow things.

Source: http://www.guerrillagardening.org/


MANNAM is also volunteer organization. our mission is to bring al peope of different nationalities, creds and cultures together through volunteering and to learn and understand about eaceh other: When good things come together, the result will be even greater - world peace.
We volunteer silently and without fanfare. We do our work behind the scenes. We do not work for accolades or self aggrandisement; our lights are hidden.
Let us do many good things for the world, including charity work and campaigns for our world.

[MANNAM Pledge of Peace Campaign] War Child Canada Help Child Soldiers

War Child Canada is stirring consciences with “Help Child Soldiers”, a provocative and ironic multimedia campaign designed to call attention to the estimated 300,000 children around the world who have been forced or drafted into armed groups. The charity is raising funds for humanitarian assistance to war-affected children around the world, as well as raising Canadian involvement in advocacy for the 300,000 children around the world who have been forced or drafted into armed groups.

Source: http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/help-child-soldiers/#.UUSPx29g8bI

Many people want peace. and there are many campaign for peace.
Here is  one of campaigns that i want it to introduce. It is 10Km in theire shoes.

10Km in their shoes, as in previous years, will be an awareness campaign.
April 14, a bright spring day, with a cool, crisp breeze - perfect weather for walking! And walk we did! All over Korea, around 900 volunteers took to the streets, mountainsides and parks to walk 10km in order to raise awareness for victims of natural disasters the world over.
The MANNAM sports teams came kitted out in their gear, while others from the volunteer groups and culture classes came sporting their MANNAM flare -badges and sticker-tattoos - a multinational feast for the senses.
For days prior to the events, volunteers could be found in virtually every major city in South Korea promoting the cause and gathering people to walk in the name of awareness for those affected by disasters.
Possibly the most original promotion tool, the '10k truck' could be seen driving around the streets of Busan. Meanwhile, in other areas volunteers picketed corners, manned booths, and made personal contact with the general public to get the word out.

*What do you do for peace?

This year youth organisations across the globe will be participating at different locations, all aiming to sound a clear message of their strong stance against wars. All partcipants will be walking to show their support for specific countries who are still struggling with ongoing wars, or the after effects of recent conflict. Through the 10km walk and the MIYC peace pledge the youth within Korean and abroad will show all nations how we wish to actively prusue peace.

[MANNAM Peace] Northern Ireland people tell of Boston bomb ordeals

[source: BBC news] The explosions happened near the finish line of the marathon

 

 

People from Northern Ireland have been describing their ordeals as they were caught up in Boston's Marathon Day bombing.

Three people have been killed and more than 100 injured in the blasts.

The FBI described it as a "potential terrorist inquiry".

Former boxing world champion Eamon Loughran, from Ballymena, County Antrim was in Boston for the marathon. He said he prayed for three hours as he waited to find out if his wife was safe.

Mr Loughran had arranged to meet his wife, Angela, by the flags at the finish line, exactly where the first device exploded.

He said he went back to his hotel, and said they both burst out crying when she walked through the door several hours later.

Former Ireland correspondent of the Boston Globe, Kevin Cullen, said the father of a young boy who died in the blasts, had just finished the race.

"When he finished the race his young son left the sidewalk, he went on to Boylston Street and hugged his dad and then he went back on the sidewalk and his father went on to register his time," he said.

"The bomb exploded, the boy was killed, his mother was severely injured."

Mr Cullen said he knew a firefighter who picked up the dead boy's sister.

"My friend the firefighter picked the girl up and carried her to an ambulance," he added.

"He said that when he put her down he realised her leg was missing.

"He is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and he told me what he saw today was worse than anything he saw in a warzone."

James McDaid from Coleraine is a surgeon at the main hospital in Boston - Massachusetts General.

"Earlier on things were on high alert but now it seems things are settling down a little and the number of casualties is relatively manageable," he said.

"A couple of hours ago it was real pandemonium here, non-stop sirens, police and ambulances all around the place, but now I hear a siren once every five or 10 minutes.

"The emergency room has been very busy. I saw 20 or 30 ambulances go by, but with regard to exactly how many casualties came to Massachusetts I'm not quite sure. I have heard reports of 20, 30 or 40 in that region."

A command centre was set up at the hospital in the aftermath of the bombings.

"People have been very emotionally charged," Mr McDaid added.

"A number of people have been contacting their loved ones to make sure they are ok.

"I called my wife to make sure she was ok, with the kids at home.

"Being from Northern Ireland bombs are something that will never be commonplace, but it is something that we are perhaps somewhat familiar with whereas here in Boston it is something that really is alien to people and it brings back echoes of 9/11 in New York, so people are upset about it in the hospital."

 

[Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22161178]

 

We must think carefully with the news.

There are many others who has become a victim without cause.

This is not only about terrorism but also about the war!

Millions of people were uprooted by the war and everyone is haunted by the fear of war.

Also, the victims of the war were children and young people.

I want peace and I wish many people want peace, too.

If many people think carefully with the peace, it will chances for peace in the world.