2015
The graves and names on the Walls of the Missing of approximately 3,300 U.S. soldiers were decorated with a personal photo from May 2-5, 2015. For the first time in the cemetery's history, these soldiers were given a face. About 25,000 people visited the tribute in 2015 and brought about 4,000 bouquets of flowers with them. Were you not able to visit the cemetery? Or do you simply want to relive the tribute? On this page you will find a recollection of the first edition of The Faces of Margraten tribute.
Ceremony May 2
The Faces of Margraten tribute was officially opened on the afternoon of May 2 during a memorial ceremony. Hundreds of people were in attendence. You can reread the remarks shared by several on this page, as well as find a photo impression of the ceremony.
Photos
Do you want to relive the 2015 edition of The Faces of Margraten tribute? You will find an overview of last year's tribute in 40 photos on this page. Also, you wil be able to find and download photos of all graves that were decorated with a photo during the 2015 tribute. You will also find photos of the Walls of the Missing display here. So if you were not able to attend, these photos will give you an impression of what the tribute looked like.
Program Booklet
During The Faces of Margraten tribute we handed out program booklets to the cemetery's visitors. A total of 8,000 booklets were handed out. Were you not able to get hold of a copy, did you lose it, do you want to share it with others, or do you simply want to re-read it? Read it here or download a digital copy to your computer. The bilingual booklet offers information on the project and the cemetery.
Program May 2-5, 2015
From May 2-5, 2015, thousands of graves and names on the Walls of the Missing at the American War Cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands will be decorated with a personal photo of the soldier buried or memorialized there. In this way, our U.S. liberators will be given a face 70 years after the end of World War II. The first information about the program for these days can be found on this page. The photos tell the stories of the mostly young men and women who laid down their lives for our freedom. But these photos also tell the stories of those left behind at home, who would never see their loved-ones again. After all, the soldiers buried here were not just soldiers. Now 70 years after the war, they will be given a face.
