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17th Airborne Division Memorial

Memorial for the 17th Airborne Division revealed on december 15, 2007.

The text on the Monument reads as follows:
In proud remembrance of the men of the
17th AIRBORNE DIVISION
Who fight in this area during the
BATTLE OF THE BULGE in January 1945
They fought that we might be free.

En mémoire des hommes de la
17th airborne Division
qui ont combattu dans cette région durant
la BATAILLE DES ARDENNES en Janvier 1945
pour que nous puissions rester libres.

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Source

  • Text: John Smeets & Frits Kruishaar
  • Photos: Frits Kruishaar (1, 2, 3), John Smeets (4, 5)

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