Timberwolves Europe 2013, Margraten NL and Henri-Chapelle BE American Military Cemeteries. 6 May. Part I.

[Categories: TRAVEL, PHOTOGRAPHY, EUROPE, WWII]

(See previous posts for what this tour is about.) (As always, click on photos to enlarge or play movie.)

Following is the wreath-laying in Zundert I missed Saturday 4 May between the museum in Aachtmal and the new plaque unveiling in Etten-Leur. Sorry!

Our excellent bugler Kevin Valentijn who honored us at so many ceremonies is pictured here.

Bugler Kevin Valentijn.

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Sunday 5 May we have breakfast and depart Breda for Aachen, Germany. Our stops today include Margraten American Military Cemetery in the Netherlands, M&Ms (Mathilde and Marcel Schmidt) Remembrance Museum in Belgium and the Henri-Chapelle American Military Cemetery in Belgium.

Hit the road troops!

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There are about 8,000 U.S. soldiers buried at Margraten, NL.

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Timberwolf vet Bill Danner pays respects to a fellow squad member:

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Peggy pays respects to William Mayfield, her “Uncle Mabry”:

Peggy with the local family who adopted his name.

Kevin played Taps at the site.

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There are 1700 MIA names on the walls at Margraten. Only a few have since been found.

I’m going to publish this so you can’t say I’m not playing catch-up!