Margraten WWII American War Cemetery

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kwackster
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Margraten WWII American War Cemetery

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Last week me and my wife visited the American WWII cemetery in Margraten, and although i live in the Netherlands i had never been there before.
Thought i'd share some pics here i took that day.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Peters
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_C._Wetzel
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The link below will take you to the Margraten cemetery website:

https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memoria ... n-cemetery
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whippersnapper
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Some great pics!
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very moving pix,I thank you.
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It is very gratifying to see these cemeteries being so well maintained. Thanks for the pictures.
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Yes, thank you.

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The Fields of Honour foundation could use some help:

https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/
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