'Just Stop The Hate': Thousands Flock To Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall For Pittsburgh Synagog
Thousands attended a vigil Sunday honoring the lives lost in Saturday's shooting at Squirrel Hill's Tree of Life Synagogue; KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports.
USS Pittsburgh Tribute
During WWII, George Jock and Robert McKnight of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served aboard the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, USS Pittsburgh (CA-72). The ship saw intense action in the South Pacific and participated in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Pittsburgh is most known for towing the USS Franklin (CV-13) after the carrier was severely disabled by a Japanese strike. During a typhoon in June 1945, the Pittsburgh suffered a catastrophic structural failure when her bow was torn from the ship’s hull.
This special presentation interview, featuring rare archival images of the USS Pittsburgh and other sights and sounds of WWII is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative
It was recorded October 23, 2015 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Interviewer: Todd DePastino. Audio-visual production: Kevin Farkas, Bryan Chemini. Editing: Kevin Farkas.
Media: National Archives, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. Music: Tommy Dorsey (“I’ll Never Smile Again”).
©Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative/The Social Voice Project. All rights reserved.
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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.It is the largest memorial in the United States dedicated solely to honoring all branches of military veterans and service personnel.It was conceived by the Grand Army of the Republic in the 1890s as a way for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to honor the dwindling ranks of its American Civil War veterans.The Memorial today represents all branches of the service and honors both career and citizen soldiers who have served the United States throughout its history.
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had a wonderful time there! check it out if your ever in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!
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Places to see in ( Pittsburgh - USA )
Places to see in ( Pittsburgh - USA )
Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania at the junction of 3 rivers. Its Gilded Age sites, including the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, speak to its history as an early-20th-century industrial capital. In the North Shore neighborhood are the modern Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz Field football stadium and PNC Park baseball stadium.
The pleasure of Pittsburgh remains a well-kept secret. Though not built up by reputation, the city's unique combination of bridges, steep hills, and broad rivers make it one of the most naturally scenic cities in the country. Cheap food and beer abound in this true sports town and the locals are amazingly friendly.
The first European to discover the site of Pittsburgh was French discoverer/trader Sieur de La Salle in his 1669 expedition. The settlement of Pittsburgh began as a strategic point at the confluence of three rivers, with Britain, France, and the local Native American tribes all vying for control over this spot and thus, the region. On what is now referred to as The Point, where the rivers meet, several forts were constructed by competing French and British forces during the French and Indian War. In 1758, British general John Forbes ordered the construction of Fort Pitt, named after British Secretary of State William Pitt the Elder. He also named the settlement between the rivers Pittsborough.
Districts of Pittsburgh :
Downtown
The historic, economic, administrative, and cultural center of the city, where the three rivers meet.
East End-South
Home to the city's second downtown - the college neighborhood of Oakland - as well as many institutions, parks, and quieter residential and shopping areas. The main neighborhoods of interest in this area are Oakland, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill.
East End-North
A center of the city's ethnic diversity, this formerly industrial area is now bustling with shops and restaurants. The main neighborhoods of interest in this area are the Strip District, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, and East Liberty.
North Side
Two of Pittsburgh's major league sports teams and many of the city's finest museums can be found here. The main neighborhoods of interest in this area are the North Shore, Allegheny, and the Mexican War Streets.
South Side
A particularly hilly region famous for its inclines and great views of the city - as well as its bar scene. The main neighborhoods of interest in this area are the Southside Flats and Mt Washington.
A lot to see in Pittsburgh such as :
Downtown Pittsburgh
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
The Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Kennywood Park
Mount Washington
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Point State Park
PNC Park
Schenley Park
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Museum of Art
Strip District, Pittsburgh
North Shore
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museum
National Aviary
Cathedral of Learning
South Shore
Heinz History Center
Gateway Clipper Fleet
Fort Pitt Museum
Sandcastle Water Park
The Frick Pittsburgh
Mattress Factory Museum
South Side
Oakland
PPG Industries Inc
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente Bridge
Monongahela Incline
Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Duquesne Incline
Riverview Park
North Side
Heinz Memorial Chapel
East Liberty
Randyland
Mellon Park
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
Montour Trail
Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Hartwood Acres Park
West End-Elliott Overlook Park
Settlers Cabin Park
Cultural District, Pittsburgh
Nationality Rooms at the Cathedral of Learning
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh
US Steel Tower
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
( Pittsburgh - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Pittsburgh . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Pittsburgh - USA
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Dover/Marshall Elevator Companies - Soldiers & Sailors Garage - University of Pittsburgh - PA
[North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA]
UPDATE - 02/17/18: Otis has since replaced the doors the door-jambs/frames.
This is by Soldiers Sailors Memorial Hall Museum. These elevators have been vandalized; the down arrow was missing or flipped the up arrow is burned out.
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Woody Versaw: In My Own Words
Woody Versaw was a first-semester student at Franklin and Marshall College hitchhiking home to see his girlfriend for her birthday when he heard the news about Pearl Harbor on a truck radio. Like many young men at that time, he dropped out of college and tried to enlist in the navy. Because he wore glasses, he was turned down. The rejection made him angry. He was young and he wanted to go to war and fight for his country.
After working at a machine shop grinding artillery shells in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Woody took the military physical again and passed. This time, the army accepted him and he was put into an engineering division. His training was at Ft. Meade and then Camp Ethan Allen, Vermont. His military work involved driving a truck, building roads, and working in two-man crews to provide water systems. It’s very important work to provide water for an army, Woody recalls, it’s more important than one might think.
In Luxembourg he did see combat and death. Once his command car was hit by shrapnel, but he was fortunate not to be hit. The images of war will stay with him forever, he admits.
Throughout Europe his unit moved quite a bit and he was in Bastogne, then Jena and Apollo, Germany and after the war he was in Antwerp at Camp Top Hat. There we worked as an electrician, but he also had the peculiar job of interviewing enlisted men who were waiting to go home. He needed to know what they were happy about and what complaints they had. When it was time for Woody to return home, his lieutenant asked him to stay in the army, but Woody chose to come home. He had seen enough and he was ready to get back to his family.
He returned to the states on the USS Wasp (CV-18) and had a wonderful reunion in New York with his parents and his wife. Woody fondly recalls how his wife lived with his parents while he was in the army. She worked while Woody was away, and he found out later that she had saved his military paychecks and did not spend them. That helped a lot later when they were establishing themselves after the war.
The money helped when Woody and his brother-in-law started a gas station, but then he received a letter from Franklin and Marshall inviting him back to college where he could use his GI benefits to finish his degree.
ABOUT THE INTERVIEW
We frequently get the opportunity to record our veterans’ interviews at the venerable Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. Situated in the busy Oakland section of Pittsburgh, the great Hall is a central landmark that sits high above 5th Avenue, like a citadel.
Yet, despite its urban location for a hundred years, many residents still don’t know much about the museum. As if hidden in plain sight, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum is the nation’s only military museum dedicated to honoring the men and women of all branches of service.
That mission complements our own commitment to preserve the stories of local veterans from all branches of service and eras—including the often forgotten Cold War. Of course, because time is running out we prioritize working with the WW II generation, as was the case during this recording session; seven of the eight veterans we interviewed served during WW II.
Over two days (November 21st and 22nd) we welcomed our participating veterans to the museum’s grand Gettysburg Room, where we set up our mobile recording studio. It’s a popular recording space, often seen in local documentaries; the History Channel likes to record here as well.
Again this year the recording project was joined by the 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, a communications unit in the Army Reserve located in Coraopolis, Pa. The mission of the 354th is to publicize the Army and its history.
“In addition to our own interviews,” said director Todd DePastino of the Veterans Breakfast Club, “each year we arrange for the 354th MPAD to interview Army veterans. It’s a wonderful experience for our WW II vets to talk with today’s uniformed soldiers, and I think the Reservists feel the same way.”
We were also joined by Nick Wells of Mt. Lebanon, an active member of our volunteer creative team. Nick was instrumental in helping us greet veterans and prepare them for their interviews.
©Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative (Farkas Collection)/The Social Voice Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Heroes Restoration
Heroes Restoration will hold our inaugural event, the HEROES CUP, a sporting clays tournament from September 5--8, 2013, at world-famous The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
There are several sponsorship categories for supporting The HEROES CUP, from the Premier Sponsor at $80,000 to Ticket Sponsor at $10,000. Heroes Restoration guests receive spacious, elegantly-appointed rooms, breakfast and dinner, event-related transportation, carriage rides, shooting clays sessions, luncheon discounts, and most of the other 50 available resort activities free. For more information, please call us toll-free at 1-855-541-4959 or contact us through our web form.
This year, HEROES CUP will support the following organizations:
McGowan Institute
The McGowan's pioneering research for clinical applications of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering at the University of Pittsburgh is leading to the surgical miracles of repairing the terrifying, life-altering wounds of those wounded heroes returning from the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan, vastly improving the injured troops lifestyle post-war. The McGowan will receive 60% of the net proceeds of the inaugural HEROES CUP.
Walking With Wounded
Walking With Wounded re-trains and re-educates wounded military in the United Kingdom, providing soldiers and their families vocational training and once-in-a-lifetime extreme expeditions often lead by HRH Prince Harry. This United Kingdom foundation will receive 10% of the net proceeds.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. is the caretaker of the largest memorial in the United States dedicated solely to America's military personnel, representing all branches of service, including both the career and citizen service member. Preserving a lasting tribute to those men and women of Pennsylvania who unselfishly gave of themselves in serving their country during the American wars, the museum celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2010. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall will receive 8% of the net proceeds.
FealGood Foundation
The FealGood Foundation (FGF) assists First Responders, and/or any individual, who may have been injured, physically or mentally, as a direct result of their rescue, recovery and clean up efforts at the World Trade Center Site following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. FGF provides assistance to individuals and their families as they deal with medical, legal and other concerns as well as advocates on their behalf to raise awareness for those affected by 9/11 and its aftermath.
Heroes Restoration is dedicating 9% of the inaugural HEROES CUP net proceeds to an initiative of a small group of New York City concerned citizens that are enabling the children of 9/11 First Responders to experience art and culture events and education from participants such as MOMA, Yankee Stadium, Broadway and others.
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The Oaklander Hotel, Autograph Collection - Hotel Overview
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Welcome to The Oaklander Hotel, where Pittsburgh’s industrial past seamlessly intersects with its cutting edge future. This new Autograph Collection hotel in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood offers guests unparalleled service and comfort surrounded by a the city that now thrives as a center for medical advancement, educational excellence and technological marvels. Bustling with energy and innovation in the trails blazed by cultural giants, the old and new converge at The Oaklander.
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Experience something authentically new in Pittsburgh’s historic Oakland neighborhood. The Oaklander hotel is conveniently located in the heart of the collegiate and hospital districts, home to the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Carlow University and the UPMC & VA Hospitals. Considered the cultural center of Pittsburgh, Oakland also houses the Carnegie Library Main Branch, the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Carnegie Music Hall, Phipps Conservatory and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. Enjoy surprise details while tapping into the rich history of our lively Steel Town; expressive accents and guest rooms where classic meets playfully modern. Signature elements like custom cocktails and Pittsburgh specialty foods paired with unique amenities you won't experience anywhere else. The Oaklander hotel is the latest addition to Pittsburgh’s landscape opening late 2018. We look forward to leaving you with a vivid imprint.
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Ron Paul at Pittsburghs Soldeirs And Sailors Hall 4/20/2012
The crowd went crazy, of course, as Ron Paul walked onto the stage at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, PA. The hall is very nice place and suited a Ron Paul rally perfectly.
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the area, while RAND, BNY Mellon, Nova, FedEx, Bayer and NIOSH have regional bases that helped Pittsburgh become the sixth-best area for U.S. job growth.In 2015, Pittsburgh was listed among the eleven most livable cities in the world; The Economist's Global Liveability Ranking placed Pittsburgh as the first- or second-most livable city in the United States in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and energy extraction.
Looking at the Locks of Love on Schenley Bridge, Oakland Pennsylvania
Looking at the Locks of Love on Schenley Bridge, Oakland Pennsylvania
Detroit to Pittsburgh with Ben & Jim Deach, 2017
a vlog of the Ben and Jim Deach's 2017 trip from Detroit to Pittsburgh. The trip also featured stops in Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Columbus.
Our Town Lewistown 2016
Our Town: Lewistown is the 90th program in our twenty-year old Our Town series. It highlights stories from friends and neighbors that include Goose Day, canals, railroads, Juniata Terrace, service organizations, fine arts, and a 1920s grand movie theatre.
Ron Paul's entrance in Ithaca NY 4/19/2012
Ron Paul makes his way to the stage amid deafening cheers from the crowd.
Downtown Pittsburgh drug investigation leads to 31 arrests
Police say downtown businesses and workers were complaining about blatant drug dealing out in the open, so they started an undercover investigation that has led to 31 arrests at various locations in the Golden Triangle.
RAW Video: Aquinas Academy teacher gives keynote speech at citizenship ceremony
Aquinas Academy teacher and Madrid native Juan Mata gives the keynote speech during a citizenship ceremony at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum.
Ron Paul Rally in Pittsburgh on 4/20- Complete Speech
Ron Paul Rally at the Soldiers and Sailors building on The University of Pittsburgh campus. Took place on April 20th.
Sorry for the first 2 minutes of the video. I videotaped vertically on my phone.
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