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Still, the controversy underscores how even commemorations meant to unite Americans have become flashpoints in an era when political branding increasingly merges with national identity.

Hegseth has banned observances of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, calling such commemorations “divisive.”

The commemoration - the songs, the marches, the missiles, the drones, even the "robot wolves" - was not so much about China's struggle.

Local officials in New Orleans have held commemorations this week, honoring those who lost their lives and acknowledging the city’s recovery.

In recent years, the government had started to include commemorations for Serb victims.