Veterans Day 2016 at Flanders Field American Cemetery

Two men stand and salute after laying floral wreaths.
Floral wreaths were laid during the 2016 Veterans Day Ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Image courtesy of Philippe Vanderdonckt.

Flanders Field American Cemetery hosted its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony included:

  • Laying of Wreaths
  • Playing of Taps
  • Reading of the President’s Veterans Day Proclamation
  • Reading of In Flanders Field poem

Cub Scouts from a local troop in Belgium participated in the ceremony.