WW II Cemetery in the Netherlands

By Robin Itzler

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Given all the insanity, and all the vile attacks against the American culture by insane leftist race mongers and hate mongers, I think this is worth reviewing about how the Dutch treat the American WW II cemetery in the Netherlands

In World War II, approximately 250,000 American soldiers died in Europe fighting to free the continent from Nazi domination. The most famous cemetery is in Normandy, where 9,388 American soldiers are buried. It’s the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. 

 

In the Netherlands, there are 10,011 Americans buried or remembered at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. What makes this cemetery unique?

There are 8,301 graves and 1,722 names inscribed on a wall at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Each grave is diligently and lovingly maintained by a Netherlands citizen or family, usually a local. They honor the memory of the soldier who died freeing their nation from Nazi tyranny by regularly visiting and maintaining the gravesite.

 

This is the only cemetery in the Netherlands for American soldiers who died fighting to free the nation from Nazi rule. Decades later, it is still considered an honor to adopt a grave, which is why there is a waiting list.