Since 1923, Americans and Belgians have gathered on Memorial Day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for liberty in World Wars I and II. COVID-19 is not going to stop us this year. Instead of gath...
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 During the week surrounding Memorial Day in 2019, Jeff Smith and a crew from UNC TV's Situation Report visited Belgium to learn about how Belgians remember America's war dead. Watch the video ... |
 October 23, 2019 (Bastogne, Belgium). Last Spring, the American Overseas Memorial Day Association Foundation created the Bastogne Memorial Fund to restore the Mardasson Memorial to the Battle of the Bulge. T... |
 April 6, 2019 (Bastogne, Belgium). Inspired by the leadership of United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium Ronald Gidwitz, the American Overseas Memorial Day Association Foundation has created the... |
 April 6, 2017 (Waregem, Belgium). To mark the Centenary of the United States’ entry into the First World War, a moving sunset ceremony was held at the Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem. Organized by... |
 April 6, 2017 (Waregem, Belgium). After years of planning and construction, a brand new Visitors Center at the Flanders Field American Cemetery has officially opened its doors to the public. On a sunny April a... |