For Veterans Day, I and a dozen of my motorcycle riding friends visited some of the more obscure memorial sites in Belgium.
Our first stop of the day was in Brugelette, where we witnessed a formal ceremony and laying of the wreath at not one, but three separate memorial sites. We walked between the plaques and memorials along with the procession while a band played. At each stop the townsfolk reflected on the significance as the band performed the Belgian, French and American national anthems.
Our first stop of the day was in Brugelette, where we witnessed a formal ceremony and laying of the wreath at not one, but three separate memorial sites. We walked between the plaques and memorials along with the procession while a band played. At each stop the townsfolk reflected on the significance as the band performed the Belgian, French and American national anthems.
In Mons, there is a memorial to the Big Red 1.
In Wavre City Municipal Cemetery we paid homage to Private H.C. Jamieson. He perished 22 January 1918 while serving in the Canadian army. There are only seven World War I graves here. He is the only American.
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