Netherlands American Cemetery
Over 8,200 Americans are buried here, their headstones set in long curves. They gave their lives in the Allied struggle to free The Netherlands, easternmost Belgium, and then invade Germany itself.
On these walls are the names of those still missing in action
A small brass marker is attached when an MIA is found and positively identified
It was very fitting that it was a cold rainy day when we visited the American Cemetery in Margraten. It truly felt like hallowed ground. Holland has granted the cemetery land to the U.S. on eternal loan. The graves feature white marble crosses on which the names of the fallen soldiers are engraved. Jewish soldiers have memorials bearing a Star of David. The graves of the six soldiers who were awarded a Medal of Honor can be recognized by the gold star on their cross.
