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Memorial Day 2017 and Dedication of Renovated Visitor Center at Meuse Argonne American Cemetery

May 28, 2017 @ 5:00 am

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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Immediately following the ceremony was the dedication of the renovated visitor center.

Welcome Message Superintendent David W. Bedford
Introduction Retired Col. Peter Herrly
Invocation Lt. Col. Craig Johnson, U.S. Army Chaplain
Jean-Claude Levy, Verdun Israelite Community
Jean-Paul Gushing, Bishop of Verdun
Address Nicolas Raffa, Mayor of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, represented by Daniel Bertholet, his first assistant
Memorial Address Uzra Zeya, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America, Paris
Offering of Wreaths
French Taps, Minute of Silence, American Taps
National Hymns
Closing Remarks Retired Col. Peter Herrly
Bugler for Taps Pascal Bouilleaux
French Band Band of the Armored Cavalry, Metz
American Color Guard Ramstein Honor Guard, US Air Force
American Troops American Volunteers from Ramstein Air Base
French Troops Section of Logistics, 516th Regiment, Toul
Meuse Department Firemen
Gendarmerie Nationale, Meuse Department
A man in a doughboy uniform plays the bugle amidst the headstones.