Memorial Day Honors Let Foreign Lands Remember Fallen GIs
Memorial Day observances extend beyond the United States as officials from many nations place wreaths for U S war dead. In Eschweiler Luxembourg a mural in St Mauritius Church features Pvt George Mergenthaler of Rye N Y among apostles. The story recounts his World War II service, grave, and local gratitude.
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American Memorial Chapel at St Pauls Dedicated in 1958
St Pauls Cathedral in London houses the American Memorial Chapel dedicated in November 1958. It honors about 28,000 British-based Americans killed in World War II with state and service emblems in the windows. A floor inscription says To the American Dead for the Second World War from the People of Britain. Memorial Day ceremonies will again be held at United Nations Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea, with graves decorated at World War I sites such as Aisne-Marne in France and Flanders Field in Belgium.
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Belgium
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