Memorial Day, American Cemetery, Margraten, the Netherlands

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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial (Dutch: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten) is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherlands. The cemetery, the only American one in the Netherlands and dedicated in 1960, contains 8,301 American war dead and covers 65.5 acres (26.5 ha). It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

In 2005, President George W. Bush became the first American president to visit the cemetery. The following quote is from a speech President Bush gave that day:

On this peaceful May morning we commemorate a great victory for liberty, and the thousands of white marble crosses and Stars of David underscore the terrible price we pay for that victory. For the Americans who rest here, Dutch soil provides a fitting home. It was from a Dutch port that many of our pilgrim fathers first sailed for America. It was a Dutch port that gave the American flag its first gun salute. It was the Dutch who became one of the first foreign nations to recognize the independence of the new United States of America. And when American soldiers returned to this continent to fight for freedom, they were led by a President (Roosevelt) who owed his family name to this great land.

Submitted: 31/08/2020
Accepted: 04/09/2020

Taken in: Holland / Limburg / Honthem (show map)

Taken on: July 31, 2019

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