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American cemetery with courtyard of honor, a place steeped in history, home to a memorial with chapel and museum
This piece of American territory in the Vosges is one of five American cemeteries in France dedicated to World War II servicemen. The 5,255 combatants buried here were killed in action in central France, the Vosges, the Rhine Valley and Germany. The main courtyard is surrounded by limestone walls from the Jura region, engraved with the names of the 424 soldiers who went missing in the region. The memorial includes a chapel and a museum. Inside the museum, you'll find a map showing American and Allied operations from the Provence landings on August 15, 1944, to the junction with forces from Normandy near Dijon on September 11. Architects Delano and Aldrich designed the cemetery and memorial alongside landscape architect Homer L. Fry. Malvina Hoffman created all the bas-reliefs and decoration for the chapel. Construction of the cemetery was completed in 1956. This historic site is deeply moving. The graves are now sponsored by families, who put flowers on them and finance the upkeep of the site.
Puis un gardien nous a suivi de loin pour finir par nous intime de sortir j'ai pris des photos avec mon portable un gardien plus âgé est arrivé pour nous couvrir de reproches nous étions irrespectueux et voulait appeler la gendarmerie il était furieux je n'en reviens pas du coup pas pu visiter ni cimetière ni musée je précise nous sommes des personnes de 75 et 77 ans nous n'y retournerons pas
A disgraceful and despicable welcome from a steward who made a mockery of the fact that we came on motorcycles by playing on our bad faith. The first time, he insinuated that we were arriving too fast, even though we were respecting the site's speed limit, but then again, Harleys make a lot of noise. The second time, he had his security guard follow us at a distance, in case we were going to cause damage, and the last time, he yelled at us because, from 100 meters away and with his back to us, he thought we were leaning on a cross, even though we were taking a photo for his family in the USA! A real delirium... We've been coming to the same soldier's grave for 12 years, and this is the first time I've seen this and been received in this way. I would like to invite you to be more respectful of those who come to honor the graves of your soldiers.