Margraten

Margraten, 13km east of Maastricht	Sint-Margaritakerk, Margraten	Flags of the USA, the Netherlands and Dutch Limburg	American Military Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial	War Memorial at the American Cemetery, Margraten	Margraten Memorial - Map of Military Operations in NW Europe 1944-1945
Margraten Memorial - the D-Day Invasion of Normandy	American and Allied military operations around Margraten	The “Bridge Too Far” Airborne Assault on Arnhem	Allied offensive from the Netherlands to the German Rhineland and industrial Ruhr Valley Feb-Mar 1945
Each for his own Memorial earned praise that will never die and with it the grandest of sepulchers....	...not that in which his mortal bones are laid but a home in the minds of men	Margraten is the only American war grave cemetery in the Netherlands	The Netherlands American Cemetery contains the graves of 8291 American soldiers killed in WWII
After World War II ended, around half the bodies were returned to the USA	Netherlands American Cemetery - Donald Sieckman, Nov 19,1944	Here Rests in Honored Glory a Comrade in Arms known but to God	Netherlands American Cemetery - Carl Pearson, May 21, 1943
Netherlands American Cemetery - Aubrey Brumley, April 16, 1945	The Netherlands American Cemetery is very well tended	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Star of David among a sea of Crosses - Julius Hene, Dec 23, 1944
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	The American flag flying over the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Dutch families in and around Margraten have adopted each of the graves bringing fresh flowers, especially on Dutch Memorial Day
Netherlands American Cemetery - William Selfridge, Nov 1, 1944	Memorial Day in the Netherlands is celebrated on May 4 each year	The Netherlands was liberated from 5 years of German occupation on May 5, 1945	Netherlands American Cemetery - Andrew Scalf, Feb 27, 1945
Flower arrangements at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Flower arrangements at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	In Proud Remembrance of the Achievements of her Sons and in the humble tribute to their Sacrifices 1941-1945	War Memorial, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten
War Memorial, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten	Wall with the names of 1722 missing American servicemen