Veterans Day 2015 at Ardennes American Cemetery | American Battle Monuments Commission

November 10, 2015, at 1:00pm EST

Six members of the Coast Guard stand at Elaman's headstone.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard laid flowers at the grave site of Apprentice Seaman Woodrow Elaman after the 2015 Veterans Day Ceremony at Ardennes American Cemetery.

Ardennes American Cemetery hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2105. Organized by the U.S. Coast Guard Detachment in the Netherlands, Lt. Cmdr. Jen Runion delivered remarks during the ceremony, which also including a wreath laying, a moment of silence, reading of the President’s Veterans Day Proclamation, and singing of the national anthem. After the ceremony, the group proceeded to the gravesite of Apprentice Seaman Woodrow Elaman, where Runion told his story.