Bad Water Bill
07-26-2015, 09:51 PM
A fellow vet sent this to me and I will proudly post it here.
Many of our own kids, thanks to our education system, don't like the good old USA............Read this kids.
About six miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in "Operation Market Garden" in the battles to liberate Holland in the fall/winter of 1944.
Every one of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British military cemeteries, has been adopted by a Dutch family who mind the grave, decorate it, and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is even the custom to keep a portrait of "their" American soldier in a place of honor in their home. Annually, on "Liberation Day," memorial services are held for "the men who died to liberate Holland ."
The day concludes with a concert. The final piece is always "Il Silenzio," a memorial piece commissioned by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of Holland's liberation. It has been the concluding piece of the memorial concert ever since. This year the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by Andrι Rieu and his orchestra (the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands ). This beautiful concert piece is based upon the original version of taps and was composed by Italian composer Nino Rossi.
http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm
After you watch the above web site, check out the below. In alphabetical order:
· The American Cemetery, Aisne-Marne, France ... 2,289
· The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium ... 5,329
· The American Cemetery at Brittany, France ........ 4,410
· Brookwood, England - American Cemetery ......... 468
· Cambridge, England ............................................ 3,812
· Epinal, France - American Cemetery ................... 5,525
· Flanders Field, Belgium ....................................... 368
· Florence, Italy .................................................. .... 4,402
· Henri-Chapelle, Belgium ...................................... 7,992
· Lorraine, France ................................................. 10,489
· Luxembourg, Luxembourg ... 5,076
· Meuse-Argonne........................................... ........ 14,246
· Netherlands, Netherlands .................................... 8,301
· Normandy, France ................................................ 9,387
· Oise-Aisne, France ............................................... 6,012
· Rhone , France .................................................. ... 861
· Sicily, Italy .................................................. ........... 7,861
· Somme, France .................................................. .. 1,844
· St. Mihiel, France 4,153
· Suresnes, France .................................................. 1,541
Remind those of our sacrifice and don't confuse arrogance with leadership. The count is 104,366 dead, brave Americans.And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON OUR SOIL... AFTER DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES?
WE DON'T ASK FOR PRAISE...BUT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!
Please watch the young lady play their version of taps
Many of our own kids, thanks to our education system, don't like the good old USA............Read this kids.
About six miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in "Operation Market Garden" in the battles to liberate Holland in the fall/winter of 1944.
Every one of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British military cemeteries, has been adopted by a Dutch family who mind the grave, decorate it, and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is even the custom to keep a portrait of "their" American soldier in a place of honor in their home. Annually, on "Liberation Day," memorial services are held for "the men who died to liberate Holland ."
The day concludes with a concert. The final piece is always "Il Silenzio," a memorial piece commissioned by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of Holland's liberation. It has been the concluding piece of the memorial concert ever since. This year the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by Andrι Rieu and his orchestra (the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands ). This beautiful concert piece is based upon the original version of taps and was composed by Italian composer Nino Rossi.
http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm
After you watch the above web site, check out the below. In alphabetical order:
· The American Cemetery, Aisne-Marne, France ... 2,289
· The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium ... 5,329
· The American Cemetery at Brittany, France ........ 4,410
· Brookwood, England - American Cemetery ......... 468
· Cambridge, England ............................................ 3,812
· Epinal, France - American Cemetery ................... 5,525
· Flanders Field, Belgium ....................................... 368
· Florence, Italy .................................................. .... 4,402
· Henri-Chapelle, Belgium ...................................... 7,992
· Lorraine, France ................................................. 10,489
· Luxembourg, Luxembourg ... 5,076
· Meuse-Argonne........................................... ........ 14,246
· Netherlands, Netherlands .................................... 8,301
· Normandy, France ................................................ 9,387
· Oise-Aisne, France ............................................... 6,012
· Rhone , France .................................................. ... 861
· Sicily, Italy .................................................. ........... 7,861
· Somme, France .................................................. .. 1,844
· St. Mihiel, France 4,153
· Suresnes, France .................................................. 1,541
Remind those of our sacrifice and don't confuse arrogance with leadership. The count is 104,366 dead, brave Americans.And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON OUR SOIL... AFTER DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES?
WE DON'T ASK FOR PRAISE...BUT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!
Please watch the young lady play their version of taps