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45-553: Donald or Don Cook may refer to: Donald Cook (Medal of Honor) (1934–1967), U.S. Marine and Vietnam War prisoner of war USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) , U.S. Navy destroyer named after the Medal of Honor recipient Donald Cook (actor) (1901–1961), American Broadway and film actor Donald C. Cook (1909–1981), American bureaucrat, chairman of American Electric Power Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station , power plant named after

90-890: A natural gas leak caused an explosion and destroyed the school. In Asia, the Cenotaph in Central District of Hong Kong Island , cenotaphs in Kuala Lumpur , George Town , Ipoh , Seremban and Jesselton in Malaysia , the Cenotaph in Singapore , the Cenotaph in Colombo and the stone Cenotaph in the new Allenby Square , Romema , Jerusalem –were erected as memorials to the war dead of World War I. Various cenotaphs in Asia have also been erected to commemorate

135-544: A Prisoner of War by the Viet Cong in the Republic of Vietnam during the period 31 December 1964 to 8 December 1967. Despite the fact that by so doing he would bring about harsher treatment for himself, Colonel (then Captain) Cook established himself as the senior prisoner, even though in actuality he was not. Repeatedly assuming more than his share of responsibility for their health, Colonel Cook willingly and unselfishly put

180-560: A basic element of Hindu architecture, later used by Moghuls as seen in most of the mausoleums of Mughal Emperors which have two burial chambers, the upper one with a cenotaph, as in Humayun's Tomb, Delhi , or the Taj Mahal , Agra , while the real tomb often lies exactly below it, or further removed. The term chhatri , used for these canopylike structures, comes from Hindustani word literally meaning umbrella, and are found throughout

225-649: A witty mind ...". A cenotaph in the UK that stands in Whitehall , London, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and replaced Lutyens' identical wood-and-plaster cenotaph erected in 1919 for the Allied Victory Parade, and is a Grade I listed building . It is undecorated save for a carved wreath on each end and the words "The Glorious Dead", chosen by Lloyd George . It was intended to commemorate specifically

270-459: A wreath in dedication to the fallen. The Cenotaph in Belfast , Northern Ireland, is located in the grounds of Belfast City Hall and is set within a Garden of Remembrance . It is about 9.5 metres (31 ft) high and presents several carvings including laurel wreaths, symbolising victory and honour. The Cenotaph is the site of the annual Northern Ireland memorial held on Remembrance Sunday ,

315-583: Is a complex consisting of a cenotaph with a tower as a secular monument and the Sacré-Cœur church as a religious building. Numerous monuments donated by Allied nations are displayed in the tower and on the adjoining esplanade. In the Museum of Aquitaine , in Bordeaux , is the cenotaph of Michel de Montaigne , a French Renaissance writer and philosopher. The tomb was sculpted in 1593 , a year after his death on

360-448: Is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the majority of cenotaphs honour individuals, many noted cenotaphs are also dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an empire. "Cenotaph" means "empty tomb" and

405-581: Is derived from the Greek κενοτάφιον , kenotaphion , a compound word that is created from the morphological combination of two root words: Cenotaphs were common in the ancient world. Many were built in Ancient Egypt , Ancient Greece and across Northern Europe (in the shape of Neolithic barrows ). The cenotaph in Whitehall , London, designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens , influenced

450-802: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Donald Cook (Medal of Honor) Donald Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York . He attended Xavier High School in New York City and St. Michael's College in Vermont . In 1956 he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private but was quickly sent for officer training at the Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia . He

495-490: Is located at Arlington National Cemetery . In Inishmore , one of the Aran Islands of Ireland , drowning was formerly such a common cause of death for island fishermen that each family had a memorial to those lost at sea known as leachtaí cuimhneacháin (memorial cairns). Most were erected in the 19th century, although some date back to the eighteenth. A modern memorial was erected in 1997. In India, cenotaphs are

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540-853: Is named in his honor. Cook Hall at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, in Monterey, California, is named after Cook, who graduated from the school's Chinese Mandarin course in May 1961. Cook Hall was dedicated in late 2014 and is the largest and most modern academic building of the DLIFLC campus. Cook is honored with a 'Freedom Tree' on the Vermont State House lawn. Colonel Donald G. Cook Chapter 5 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of Burlington, Vermont

585-723: Is named in his honor. Col. Donald G. Cook Chapter 5 DAV assists veterans in obtaining compensation for their service-connected disabilities, raises funds to support the DAV travel service for disabled veterans to the White River Junction, Vermont Veterans Hospital, and generally serves the needs of disabled Veterans in Burlington and the surrounding areas. Saint Michael's College bestows the Colonel Donald G. Cook '56 Award to alumni for unselfish service to others. It

630-644: Is often described as a cenotaph. The Battle Monument in Baltimore, Maryland commemorates the Battle of Baltimore , the Battle of North Point on 12 September 1814, the Bombardment of Fort McHenry on 13–14 September, and the stand-off on Loudenschlager's Hill (now Hampstead Hill in Patterson Park ). It has an Egyptian Revival cenotaph base, surmounted by a fasces bound together with ribbons bearing

675-688: Is the College's most prestigious alumni award. The Colonel Donald G. Cook award is presented to a United States Marine Corps active duty (officer or enlisted) or Government Civilian intelligence professional to recognize professional excellence and exceptional dedication to duty in Marine Corps Intelligence. Annually presented, the award is sponsored by the National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA). Cenotaph A cenotaph

720-789: The Dunedin Cenotaph , the Wellington Cenotaph and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph (a copy of the Whitehall Cenotaph). Although most notable cenotaphs commemorate notable individuals buried elsewhere, many cenotaphs pay tribute to people whose remains have never been located, particularly those lost at sea. Some such cenotaphs are dedicated to victims of the RMS Titanic whose bodies were not recovered after

765-594: The Manila North Cemetery in honour of the 24 Scouts who died in a plane crash en route to the 11th World Scout Jamboree . A cenotaph at Khejarli , Rajasthan, India, memorializes the 363 Bishnoi martyrs who were massacred in 1730 while defending their local khejri trees. In Kocaeli Province of Turkey there is a monumental cenotaph to memorialize the Carthaginian general and statesman Hannibal . Ottoman -ruled Jerusalem surrendered to

810-726: The Medal of Honor . Maya Lin 's Memorial Wall in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , inscribed with the names of the approximately 58 thousand service members who died in the Vietnam War , is one of the most visited monuments in Washington D.C. In New London, Texas , a cenotaph stands dedicated to the more than 300 students and teachers killed in the New London School explosion on March 18, 1937, when

855-876: The Victory Square Cenotaph , in Vancouver , British Columbia. In the Falkland Islands , there are several war memorials to commemorate those killed in the Falklands War in 1982. The main memorial for Falkland Islanders is the 1982 Liberation Memorial , a cenotaph erected in Stanley in 1984 which lists all the British Army regiments, RAF squadrons, Royal Navy vessels and the Royal Marine formations and units that took part in

900-550: The Vietnamese Marine Division until he was wounded and captured by the Viet Cong several weeks later. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Viet Cong from December 31, 1964, until his death from malaria at age 33 on December 8, 1967, and was buried in the jungle by his fellow prisoners. He was posthumously promoted from captain to colonel . On February 26, 1980, he was officially declared dead and

945-628: The chhatri is painted in the same manner as the haveli . Cenotaphs have also been the subject of a number of illustrations including: In the Internet age, virtual cenotaphs are common in the game World of Warcraft , as well as in The Elder Scrolls series games though modding add-ons. They have also been created in the augmented reality game Ingress in honour of the slain MIT police officer Sean Collier and in memory of

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990-707: The Argentinian soldiers who died during the Falklands War , in 1982. The monument consists of a series of plaques of black marble with the names of the fallen, surrounding a flame, and during the day is guarded by two soldiers. Another cenotaph, which is a replica of the Argentine Military Cemetery in Darwin on the Falkland Islands , exists in Campo de Mayo , a large Army facility and training field just outside Buenos Aires. A limestone replica of

1035-690: The British Egyptian Expeditionary Force under General Edmund Allenby during the Battle of Jerusalem in December 1917 during World War I . A cenotaph was erected in 1920 at the historical site of the surrender, later to be named Allenby Square . The inscription dedicates it to the fallen of the 60th London Division . The Interallied Memorial of Cointe, commissioned by FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations) and built after World War I in Liège ,

1080-889: The Cenotaph at Whitehall in London was erected outside the Cabinet Building in Hamilton, Bermuda (with the cornerstone laid in 1920, and the completed monument unveiled in 1925). In Canada, major cenotaphs commemorating the nation's war dead in World War I and later conflicts include the National War Memorial (a cenotaph surmounted by a bronze sculpture entitled "The Response") in Ottawa ; Montreal , Toronto , Hamilton , Victoria , St. John's , Halifax , and

1125-754: The Great War 1914–18. It was unveiled by Prince Arthur of Connaught on 1 August 1923. There is also a cenotaph in Lusaka at Embassy Park, opposite the Cabinet Office along Independence Avenue, and commemorates those Zambians who fought and died in World Wars I & II. The cenotaph was commemorated in 1977. A monument which has come to be known to as the "Cenotaph" was erected in Plaza San Martín , in downtown Buenos Aires , to commemorate

1170-595: The Medal of Honor was presented to his wife by the Secretary of the Navy. Cook's body was never recovered. An official memorial stone ( cenotaph ) can be found in Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington, Virginia, Memorial Section MI Lot 110. Citation for award of Medal of Honor: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while interned as

1215-642: The Navigator . The Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence , Italy , contains a number of cenotaphs, including one for Dante Alighieri , who is buried in Ravenna . Durban has a striking and unusual cenotaph made of granite and lavishly decorated with brightly coloured ceramics. Gqeberha (its former name Port Elizabeth ) has a cenotaph. Located on the edge of St George's Park in Rink Street, it

1260-399: The bureaucrat and chairman of company Donald G. Cook (born 1946), U.S. Air Force general Donald Cook, father of Tim Cook and also a shipyard worker Don Cook (organist) , organist and professor at Brigham Young University Don Cook (born 1949), American record producer and songwriter Don Cook (journalist) (1920–1995), American foreign correspondent Topics referred to by

1305-768: The closest Sunday to 11 November ( Armistice Day ). In Australia, Anzac Day commemorations are usually held at all of the nation's many war memorials , but not all of them are cenotaphs. Cenotaphs include the Hobart Cenotaph , the Sydney Cenotaph and the obelisk within the State War Memorial in Kings Park , Perth, Western Australia. Anzac Day commemorations in New Zealand are also usually held at local war memorials. Cenotaphs include

1350-513: The conflict. The names of the 255 British military personnel who died during the war are listed on ten plaques behind the Memorial, divided into the service branches. Services are held at the Memorial each year on 14 June ( Liberation Day ) and on Remembrance Sunday , with wreaths being laid at the foot of the Memorial. In the United States , a cenotaph in Yale University 's Hewitt Quad (or Beinecke Plaza ) honours men of Yale who died in battle. The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial in Dallas

1395-403: The dead from events outside conventional Western coverage. The concrete Memorial Cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was designed by Kenzo Tange to commemorate the victims of the August 1945 atomic bomb attacks . The cenotaph at the 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei , Taiwan was erected as a memorial to the February 28 incident . In the Philippines, a cenotaph was erected inside

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1440-467: The deepest respect from not only his fellow prisoners, but his captors as well. Rather than negotiate for his own release or better treatment, he steadfastly frustrated attempts by the Viet Cong to break his indomitable spirit and passed this same resolve on to the men whose well-being he so closely associated himself. Knowing his refusals would prevent his release prior to the end of the war, and also knowing his chances for prolonged survival would be small in

1485-430: The defenders of the Battle of the Alamo (March 1836) stands in front of the Alamo mission chapel in San Antonio, Texas . The cenotaph is empty because the remains of the fallen were cremated. Atop War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech , there is a cenotaph honouring all Virginia Tech cadets who have been killed in battle. Inscribed upon the cenotaph are the names of the seven Virginia Tech alumni who have been awarded

1530-464: The design of many other war memorials in Britain and in the British sectors of the Western Front , as well as those in other Commonwealth nations . Lutyens' cenotaph was chosen as a deliberately secular monument. The Church of Santa Engrácia , in Lisbon , Portugal, turned into a National Pantheon in 1966, holds six cenotaphs, namely to Luís de Camões , Pedro Álvares Cabral , Afonso de Albuquerque , Nuno Álvares Pereira , Vasco da Gama and Henry

1575-433: The event of continued refusal, he chose nevertheless to adhere to a Code of Conduct far above that which could be expected. His personal valor and exceptional spirit of loyalty in the face of almost certain death reflected the highest credit upon Colonel Cook, the Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Service . The United States Navy Arleigh Burke -class guided missile destroyer USS  Donald Cook  (DDG-75)

1620-400: The interests of his comrades before that of his own well-being and, eventually, his life. Giving more needy men his medicine and drug allowance while constantly nursing them, he risked infection from contagious diseases while in a rapidly deteriorating state of health. This unselfish and exemplary conduct, coupled with his refusal to stray even the slightest from the Code of Conduct , earned him

1665-407: The names of the dead. It was designed by French émigré architect Maximilian Godefroy in 1815, and construction was completed in 1827. It is considered the first war memorial in America, and an early example of a memorial to individual soldiers. The Monument appears on the Seal and the Logo of the City of Baltimore, and serves as a symbol for any agencies of the municipal government. A cenotaph for

1710-411: The northwestern region of Rajasthan as well as in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra . In the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, chhatri s are built on the cremation sites of wealthy or distinguished individuals. Chhatri s in Shekhawati may consist of a simple structure of one dome raised by four pillars to a building containing many domes and a basement with several rooms. In some places, the interior of

1755-422: The request of his wife, Françoise de la Chassaigne, probably by Prieur and Guillerman, two Bordeaux ornamentists. On the cenotaph, next to the coat of arms, there are two epitaphs, in Greek and in Latin. The one in Latin begins: "To Michel de Montaigne, son of Pierre, grandson of Grimond, great-grand-son of Raymond, knight of Saint-Michel, ex-mayor of the city of Bordeaux, a man born for glory, with gentle manners,

1800-458: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Donald Cook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Cook&oldid=1219240470 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1845-425: The sarcophagus are a number of bas-relief panels depicting scenes and people during the First World War. It was unveiled by Mrs W F Savage and dedicated by Canon Mayo on 10 November 1929. A surrounding memorial wall commemorates the men and women killed during World War II. In Livingstone there is a cenotaph at the Eastern Cataract of The Victoria Falls with the names of the men of Northern Rhodesia who died during

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1890-407: The sinking. Although Isidor Straus 's body was recovered, Ida Straus 's body was not, and a cenotaph at the Straus Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is dedicated to Isidor and Ida together. Its inscription reads: "Many waters cannot quench love—neither can the floods drown it." ( Song of Solomon 8:7 ) The striking cenotaph of Major Archibald Butt , aide to U.S. President William Taft ,

1935-513: The victims of the First World War , but is used to commemorate all of the dead in all wars in which British servicemen and women have fought. The dates of the First World War and the Second World War are inscribed on it in Roman numerals. The design was used in the construction of many other war memorials throughout the British Empire. The Cenotaph is used for annual Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday Commemorations held every November where all political leaders and ex-prime ministers attend and lay

1980-415: Was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1957. In 1960 he attended Army Language School in Monterey, California , studying Chinese and graduated near the top of his class. Lieutenant Cook was assigned to Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, in 1961 and was promoted to captain on March 1, 1962. He held a series of assignments in the Marine Corps and was sent to South Vietnam in late 1964, where he served as an advisor to

2025-417: Was designed by Elizabeth Gardner to commemorate the men who died in the First World War (1914–1918) and was erected by the monumental mason firm of Pennachini Bros. On either side of the central sarcophagus are statues by Technical College Art School principal, James Gardner, who served in the trenches during the war. One depicts St George and the Dragon, the other depicts the sanctity of family life. Surrounding

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