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Veterans Day 2016 at Flanders Field American Cemetery

November 11, 2016 @ 5:00 am

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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.

Floral wreaths were laid during the 2016 Veterans Day Ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Image courtesy of Philippe Vanderdonckt.