U.S. soldiers who are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery are Black. Nearly one million African American soldiers fought in Europe during World War II. Now, plaques at a memorial site honoring ...
Information honoring the service of African American soldiers in World War II has been removed from the Netherlands American ...
Display about Black soldiers removed from World War II US military cemetery - The information panels were removed following ‘an internal review of interpretive content,’ according to the American Batt ...
Concerned officials in the Netherlands have inquired why information about Black US WWII service members has been removed ...
The mayor of Eijsden-Margraten has formally asked the American Battle Monuments Commission to reinstall the panels, insisting ...
It was sparked by a complaint from (of course!) the Heritage Foundation. But the Dutch are fighting back. You can help.
ABMC, however, told Dutch news outlets that one panel is “off display, though not out of rotation,” although a second panel ...
The widow of a soldier whose story was featured in one of the panels said it was never meant to be a rotating exhibition.
A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging their government to restore the panels commemorating Black soldiers at Margraten Cemetery ...
Let us all be grateful that we have colored troops that will fight / John David Smith -- An ironic route to glory : Louisiana's native guards at Port Hudson / Lawrence Lee Hewitt -- Battle on the ...
Each year on July 28 many across the country celebrate Buffalo Soldiers Day, honoring the legacy of the African-American soldiers who have valiantly served their country, even in the face of ...