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101st Airborne troops land in the Netherlands in tribute to Allied operation 80 years ago
American airborne troops stormed out of their helicopters and took cover in some of the same fields where Allied troops took ...
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“Beautiful”: English World War II soldiers finally laid to rest
the sun broke through onto a corner of a foreign field and the final resting place of English World War II soldier, private ...
A culture of commemoration is still thriving in this Dutch town 80 years after its liberation
The gravesites of American soldiers buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial near Margraten have been adopted by Dutch families for generations.
A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation
Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to the tiny village that ...
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Dutch Adopt US War Graves to Harbor Memories of the Country's Liberation 80 Years Ago
MARGRATEN, Netherlands — In the rolling hills of ... to liberate towns and villages from the Nazi occupation in World War II. Nowhere is the deep-rooted gratitude of the post-war generations ...
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Allies to remember failed WWII parachute operation
Veterans and royals gather this weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's greatest Allied debacles: an ...
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US soldiers and WWII veterans join Dutch royalty to mark 80th anniversary of the Netherlands’ liberation
MESCH, Netherlands — American World War II veterans and U.S. soldiers now ... drove into Thursday’s commemoration ceremony on a vintage military vehicle next to King Willem-Alexander and ...
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A culture of commemoration is still thriving in this Dutch town 80 years after its liberation
The guide is World War II expert Arie-Jan van Hees, a local resident and retired member of the Dutch military. He shares somber facts about the war during his 90-minute tour. Its devastating human ...