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Flanders Field American Cemetery Belgium hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Embassy Brussels aired the ceremony live on its Facebook page.
| Order of Events | |
| Arrival of the Representative of His Majesty the King | |
| Fly-over | |
| Welcome | Richard Arseneault, Superintendent of Flanders Field American Cemetery |
| Invocation | Lt. Col. Erik W. Nelson, Deputy Wing Chaplain, 86th Airlift Wing |
| Tribute | Kurt Vanryckeghem, Mayor of Waregem |
| Tribute | Brig. Gen. Dieter E. Bareihs, Director of Plans, Programs, and Analyses, U.S. Air Forces Europe |
| Tribute | The Honorable Matthew Lussenhop, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium |
| National Anthems | Waregem School Children |
| Laying of Wreaths | |
| Volleys * Taps * Raising of the Colors | |
| “In Flanders Field” | |
| Benediction | Lt. Col. Erik W. Nelson, Deputy Wing Chaplain, 86th Airlift Wing |
| Belgian National Anthem | “De Brabançonne” |
| American National Anthem | “The Star-Spangled Banner“ |
| Master of Ceremonies | Dr. Jerome Sheridan – President, AOMDA |
