VIDEO-HONORING OUR FALLEN – BEAUTIFUL VERSION OF ORIGINAL TAPS

 

About six miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands, lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in “Operation Market Garden,” battles to liberate Holland in the fall and 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.

The year is 2014, the soloist is 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.

www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm

After you watch the above, you may be interested in knowing where our soldiers are buried in Europe – in  alphabetical order.

·         The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France –  2,289

·         The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium –  5,329

·         The American Cemetery at Brittany, France –  4,410

·         Brookwood, England – American Cemetery – 468

·         Cambridge, England –  3,812

·         Epinal, France – American Cemetery –  5,525

·         Flanders Field, Belgium –  368

·         Florence, Italy –  4,402

·         Henri-Chapelle, Belgium –  7,992

·         Lorraine , France – 10,489

·         Luxembourg, Luxembourg – 5,076

·         Meuse-Argonne – 14,246

·         Netherlands, Netherlands –  8,301

·         Normandy, France –  9,387

·         Oise-Aisne, France –  6,012

·         Rhone, France –  861

·         Sicily, Italy –  7,861

·         Somme, France –  1,844

·         St. Michael, France –  4,153

·       Suresnes, France –  1,541

The total is 104,366 dead brave Americans.

Remember their sacrifice.

A very special thanks to all American service men and women serving throughout the world today!!

 GOD BLESS AMERICA

 

 

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