After the wreaths have been laid

A dozen or more wreaths were laid during the ceremony by various organizations, both US and Belgian military and civilian organizations. Probably 30 more additional were laid before the ceremony by other lesser organizations including most of the towns nearby.

Henri-Chapelle American Memorial Cemetery

May 28th 2011
Saturday, May 28th The cemetery: After our walk in the morning in Aachen we checked out and found our way out of Aachen with out too much trouble. Drove on into Belgium and to the village of Henri-Chapelle and found the Rue du Memorial American, the road leading to the cemetery. Arrived at the cemetery a little before noon, parked and walked down to the general area of the ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more

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