On Wednesday, Dec.7, as part of the Freedom Museum’s Pearl Harbor commemoration, LTC Ruth Anderson, USAF, (Ret) and Steve Krawczyk, Pearl Harbor survivor, will speak about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

In a case before the Virginia Court of Appeals, Attorney General Mark R. Herring's office has successfully defended Virginia's statute that bans "displaying [a] noose on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate." The Court found that the statute does not violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and that display of a noose on private property can still constitute display in a "public place."

The public is invited to attend a wreath-laying ceremony Dec. 17 at noon at Manassas Cemetery. Local dignitaries, the Manassas City Police Color Guard and bagpipe, and others will present a short program including the laying of the wreaths. This is part of the Wreaths Across America movement.

National Museum of the United States Navy will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in a special "Valor in the Pacific: A Remembrance" exhibition opening Dec. 7, 2016. For more than 20 years, historian Rev. Todd Hammond has researched and worked on an 8' x 12' model covering approximately five square miles of Oahu as was on the eve of the attack. This is the first time the model will be on public display.

The 22 Prince William County residents who lost their lives at the Pentagon and at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, will be honored and remembered during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at 9 a.m. at the Liberty Memorial at the County Government Center in Woodbridge.

Historic manor house that has been vacant for about 50 years on the grounds of Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket has been renovated by two area families, the Garcias and the Leopolds. Now the structure has a new name, Inn at Evergreen in Haymarket, and a new function.

Museums, libraries, archives, and historic sites across Virginia and Washington, DC many now nominate items from their collections for the Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts (http://www.vatop10artifacts.org) program. This seeks to increase awareness of collections care issues and showcases our diverse histories, cultures, and art, and the important role artifacts play in our collective heritage.

While Americans this weekend honor citizens who gave their lives in defense of home and country, the National Park Service is investigating looting that took place at a Civil War battlefield earlier in the week, according to a news release from the National Park Service. The affected area of the battlefield is an active crime scene.