We remember ...On Veterans Day, marked annually to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the Armistice Armistice (Nov. 11, 1918) Agreement between Germany and the Allies ending World War I. Allied representatives met with a German delegation in a railway carriage at Rethondes, France, to discuss terms. The agreement was signed on Nov. of Nov. 11, 1918, we recall the sacrifices of our veterans, more than 126,000 of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice in World War 1. Just east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, lies the largest number of American dead in Europe. More than 14.000 veterans of World War l are buried under the 130 acres of the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse). The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246) most of those here lost their . Most made the ultimate sacrifice during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was the final offensive of World War I. It was the biggest operation and victory of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in that war. of the Great War, An immense array of headstones rises in rectangular rows beyond a wide pool to a chapel which crowns a ridge. Starting with our Jan./Feb. edition, we'll visit American Battle Monument Cemeteries around the globe. |
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