Memorial Day 2016 at Flanders Field American Cemetery

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Hundreds of people gathered at Flanders Field American Cemetery during Memorial Day weekend to honor our fallen.

Flanders Field American Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday 29, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

 

Arrival of the Representative of His Majesty the King
Welcome Superintendent Christopher Arseneault
Invocation U.S. Military Chaplain
Tribute Vice Admiral John N. Christenson, USN
United States Military Representative, NATO
Tribute Kurt Vanryckeghem, Mayor, Waregem
Tribute The Honorable Denise Campbell Bauer, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Belgium
National Anthems Waregem School Children
Laying of Wreaths
Volleys * Taps * Raising of the Colors
Fly-Over
“In Flanders Fields” Austin Muraille and Jens Dewulf
Benediction U.S. Military Chaplain
Belgian National Anthem “De Brabançonne"
American National Anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner"
Master of Ceremonies Dr. Jerome Sheridan, President, AOMDA