US Marines’ bravery at Battle of Belleau Wood marked 100 years later
By: The Associated Press   20 hours ago
May 27, 2018. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
BELLEAU, France — High-ranking military officials from the United States, France and Germany took part in Memorial Day ceremonies at an American cemetery in France on Sunday to mark the centennial of the Battle of Belleau Wood, a turning point in World War I and a key moment in U.S. Marine Corps history.
The ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in the village of Belleau featured speeches Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller and other military officials, prayers, wreath laying, poem readings, and the national anthems of the three countries.
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