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Members of the official party stand during the ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. Photo credit: Julien Nguyen-Kim/American Battle Monuments Commission.
To coincide with Memorial Day weekend, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France hosted a ceremony on May 27, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. that marked Memorial Day, and the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood and Operations in the Aisne-Marne region during World War I.
| Arrival of the Troops, Colors and Officials | |
| Flyover | |
| Welcome Address | Secretary William M. Matz, American Battle Monuments Commission |
| Address | Nadia Crapart, Mayor of Belleau, France |
| WWI Centennial Presentation | |
| Prayer | Chaplain Olivier Risnes, National Protestant Chaplain of the Gendarmerie Nationale and of the Defense Zone of Paris |
| Prayer | Chaplain Brent W. Scott, Rear Admiral, Chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps |
| Reading of Poems | Students from the Saint-Joseph High School of Château-Thierry |
| Memorial Address | Maj. Gen. Vincent Guionie, Deputy Chief of Staff of the French Army |
| Memorial Address | Lt. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, Commander of the German Field Army and Deputy Chief of the German Army |
| Memorial Address | Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps |
| Wreath Laying | |
| Firing of Volleys, Sonnerie aux Morts, German Taps, U.S. Taps and Moment of Silence | |
| Marseillaise, Das Deutschlandlied, and The Star Spangled Banner, and Raising of Colors | |
| Departure of the Colors and Troops | |
| Departure of Officials | |
| French Army Participants |
Honor Platoons: 152nd Infantry Regiment and 21st Marine Infantry Regiment Music: The Musique des Troupes de Marine |
| Germany Army Participants | Honor Platoon: 292nd Infantry Battalion |
| American Marine Participants |
Honor Platoons: 5th Marine Regiment and 6th Marine Regiment |