This is fantastic and dont miss the trumpet solo by a 13 yr. old. I never knew the Dutch did this for our military who lost their lives in their country during WW II. God bless them. A friend who I grew up with and who served well in the service sent this to me. 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. I visited this place in 1963 on a tour from the AFB in Germany but no one told us anything or showed us the cemetery. 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 Hollands 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. flixxy/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm After you watch the above web site, check out the American sacrifice below. Our European sacrifice, in alphabetical order 1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France... A total of 2289 2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium... A total of 5329 3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France... A total of 4410 4. Brookwood, England - American Cemetery... A total of 468 5. Cambridge, England... A total of 3812 6. Epinal, France - American Cemetery... A total of 5525 7. Flanders Field, Belgium... A total of 368 8. Florence, Italy... A total of 4402 9. Henri-Chapelle, Belgium... A total of 7992 10. Lorraine , France... A total of 10,489 11. Luxembourg, Luxembourg... A total of 5076 12. Meuse-Argonne... A total of 14,246 13. Netherlands, Netherlands... A total of 8301 14. Normandy, France... A total of 9387 15. Oise-Aisne, France... A total of 6012 16. Rhone, France... A total of 861 17. Sicily, Italy... A total of 7861 18. Somme, France... A total of 1844 19. St. Mihiel, France... A total of 4153 20. Suresnes, France... A total of 1541 Remind those who say we are arrogant of our sacrifice and dont confuse arrogance with leadership. The count is 104,366 dead , brave Americans. IF YOU MISSED THIS ABOVE...TRY IT. flixxy/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.h
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:09:00 +0000
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