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| About six
miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands, lie buried 8,301 American soldiers
who died in "Operation Market Garden" in the battles to liberate Holland in the
fall winter of 1944-.
Every one
of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British
military cemeteries, has been adopted by a Dutch family who mind the grave,
decorate it, and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is
even the custom to keep a portrait of "their" American soldier in a place of
honor in their home. Annually, on "Liberation Day," memorial services are held
for "the men who died to liberate Holland." The day concludes with a
concert. The final piece is always "Il Silenzio," a memorial piece commissioned
by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of Holland's
liberation. It has been the concluding piece of the memorial concert ever
since. This year
the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu
and his orchestra (the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands). This beautiful
concert piece is based upon the original version of taps and was composed by
Italian composer Nino Rossi Watch at full screen.
Remind those of our sacrifice and don't confuse arrogance with leadership.
The count is 104,366 dead , brave Americans.
And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON OUR SOIL... AFTER DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES?
WE DON'T ASK FOR PRAISE...BUT WE HAVE ABSOULUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!
Hey Obama,
God Bless America, whether you like it or not.
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