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SUMMARY:World War I Centennial Ceremony to Mark Battle of Belleau Wood and Operations in the Aisne-Marne Region
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nArrival of the Troops\, Colors and Officials\n\n\nFlyover\n\n\nWelcome Address\nSecretary William M. Matz\, American Battle Monuments Commission\n\n\nAddress\nNadia Crapart\, Mayor of Belleau\, France\n\n\nWWI Centennial Presentation\n\n\n\nPrayer\nChaplain Olivier Risnes\, National Protestant Chaplain of the Gendarmerie Nationale and of the Defense Zone of Paris\n\n\nPrayer\nChaplain Brent W. Scott\, Rear Admiral\, Chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps\n\n\nReading of Poems\nStudents from the Saint-Joseph High School of Château-Thierry\n\n\nMemorial Address\nMaj. Gen. Vincent Guionie\, Deputy Chief of Staff of the French Army\n\n\nMemorial Address\nLt. Gen. Carsten Jacobson\, Commander of the German Field Army and Deputy Chief of the German Army\n\n\nMemorial Address\nGen. Robert B. Neller\, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps\n\n\nWreath Laying\n\n\nFiring of Volleys\, Sonnerie aux Morts\, German Taps\, U.S. Taps and Moment of Silence\n\n\nMarseillaise\, Das Deutschlandlied\, and The Star Spangled Banner\, and Raising of Colors\n\n\nDeparture of the Colors and Troops\n\n\nDeparture of Officials\n\n\nFrench Army Participants\nHonor Platoons: 152nd Infantry Regiment and 21st Marine Infantry Regiment\nMusic: The Musique des Troupes de Marine\n\n\nGermany Army Participants\nHonor Platoon: 292nd Infantry Battalion\n\n\nAmerican Marine Participants\nHonor Platoons: 5th Marine Regiment and 6th Marine Regiment\nMusic: 2nd Marine Division Band
URL:https://www.abmc.gov/event/world-war-i-centennial-ceremony-mark-battle-belleau-wood-and-operations-aisne/
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