My dad's brother was killed in Belgium on March 4th, 1945. He is buried at Margraten cemetery. My sister was contacted a few years ago by the family who adopted his grave. Thank you to the people of the Netherlands who have never forgotten our soldiers. Hello from America. 🇺🇸

@Smert_Vorogam12

6 ай бұрын

We will never forget their sacrifice. I'm very thankful to the brother of your father❤

Someone once asked: Why do the Dutch never forget? And a Dutchmen replied: You have to have been occupied to appreciate what freedom really means and when you do you'll never forget who gave it to you.

@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536

2 жыл бұрын

It was ones... the new generation take it for granted and thinks the world is ending when they can't go to a bar during the pandemic.

@Roggen45

2 жыл бұрын

@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Or think the world is ending when they do not have WiFi connection.

@valentijnrozeveld3773

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 Like which country?

@cosworthTV

2 жыл бұрын

funny how they forgot that they colonized a country for 400 years now thats freedom!

@valentijnrozeveld3773

2 жыл бұрын

​@@cosworthTV Different age.

we do have a connection to these men. they gave their lifes for our freedom (people they didn't know) which bound us together and we can't thank them enough for that

@ingridwatsup9671

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, well said 🇳🇱❤️🇺🇸🌷🌷

@letheas6175

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm almost sick to my stomach if anyone makes stupid WW2 comparisons about the corona crisis. Like, have some respect man.

@MissDeeveeaar

2 жыл бұрын

So true. We remember them, honour them and will pass it along to our children as our parents passed it on to us.

@sandrader2889

2 жыл бұрын

So true, great respect for all men and women that fought for our freedom! And may this never ever happen again.

@jaccovalkenburg79vdaal

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing to ad to . perfectly whriten. ❤

The Dutch don't forget. We will NEVER forget what these brave men did for us. We will always take care of these graves.

@cosworthTV

2 жыл бұрын

"for us" dont put your blood on my hands!

@quentingarciaramos

2 жыл бұрын

@Miss Teacup: agreed! We will never forget what they have done for us.

@david6054

2 жыл бұрын

@@cosworthTV yes FOR US. If you don't like it start walking east because it seems you want to live speaking German. Because the sacrifices of these men you have your freedom, you have your existence! Your lack of appreciation for their sacrifice is disgusting!

@cosworthTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@david6054 VOC did great stuff right?

@david6054

2 жыл бұрын

@@cosworthTV Not that it has anything to with it but yes, they made us rich. Half of our country would be under water without that money. And I have seen your complaining on other places in this comment section and you seem to be a little troll that thinks that because we were a empire that we should die. Welll then, lead the way...

"We don't know them all, but we owe them all." -Unknown

My Uncle (I'm named after) PFC Bruce L. Anderson. (Minnesota) is Resting in Peace at Margraten. He was KIA on December 14,1944 in the Hurtgen Forest , Germany fighting with the 83rd Inf Div. I was Very fortunate to visit Margraten on June 6, 2018..what a Beautiful Cemetery! And God Bless the Dutch People for never Forgetting the Sacrifice these Men Made.

@Joris1984able

Жыл бұрын

All respect for your uncle. I live in Margraten and adopted one of the graves on the cemetery.

@Woowoooph

3 ай бұрын

I live nearby. I will make sure to put some flowers on his grave next week. Thank you from the Netherlands to your family.

@bruceanderson1165

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

All the graves are adopted and there even still is a long waitinglist for people who want to adopt a grave it shows that the dutch people have still not forgotten the sacrifices that were made for our freedom. gratitude then and forever

I also adopted a grave in Margraten. Jesse Isaacs who was killed in Germany. He is my silent friend!

@ml8022

2 жыл бұрын

How does this adoption work Peter? Im also interested in doing that, because i want to show the American soldiers who died for us my respect, and i want to thank America for what they've did for our country by adopting a grave of a brave soldier.

@peterthefox2076

2 жыл бұрын

@@ml8022 there is a waitinglist bit it's a Foundation, adoptiegraven Margraten. But it's not only a grave to adopt. You must go several times a year to the grave to bring a flower and hopefully a prayer. I go so often as possible. I try to go every month.

@ml8022

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterthefox2076 thx Peter!

@ProvidenceNL

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterthefox2076 The fact there is an actual waiting list for this warms my heart.

They rescued us, so it's logical to take care of them!!

I am from Holten in the Netherlands, which has a Canadian war cemetry. The Canadians liberated our area. It is also very well looked after and every year the children from the primary schools light candles at their graves. I remember some kids making drawings for the soldiers and placing them at the graves. The kid who writes the best poem gets to read it during the Memorial service. During 'normal' days it's also very common for people to visit and pay respect. We never forget. Even those who never knew the war, grow up respecting those soldiers and learning what they did for our country. It truly humbles us to learn what they did and what they went through. Therefor I would also like to thank you for your service. It's a different time, but war never changes that much. I don't think many people know what it's really like. They can't even fathom the things you endure, but you do have our unquestionable respect and gratitude.

@zhoradaiyu5184

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I went to high school there!

When you see a burialsite like this one, my husband always says: 'Just imagine that every soldier is standing behind his own gravestone. It somehow visualizes the loss of brave young men even more...and the realisation that there were families overseas devastaded by the loss of their loved ones, is truly heartbreaking. May they never be forgotten....

I just caught this from you. Of course I have history with coming here 3 years in a row plating the memorial. I was there 1979 thru 1982. I was stationed with the 3rd Armored Division Band out of Frankfurt West Germany. The first year was very memorable for me. At the reviewing stand in front of all the dignitaries and the Queen I marched in front of the band and gave a clasical, what I refer to as a European bugle solo. Well known back then. My Brass quintet played for Nato dignitaries that week also. Back then, in West Germany in Frankfurt, we had anti American sentiment and shots and car bombs happened in our married quarters. It was such a pleasure going there, not only for the Memorial, if you wore a Thrid Armored Division patch your money was not good in the pubs. They all remembered even the younger people. Made you feel proud of this history. You take for granted, even if you were a part of it in a small way, the sacrifice that acured to free people. I'm 63 now. I was 21 when I first stepped on these hollowed grounds. The people that lived there were amazing to me. Thanks brother. Put me back to then. Peace be with everyone. Stay safe. God Speed. ❤

@1jwc

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. 🌷🇺🇸

On a lighter note, the surviving veterans are celebrated too. That's mostly Canadian, because the Americans only liberated the deep south and most of the Netherlands was done by Canadian troops. That's more of a festive event but also emotional, I was lucky to experience it from close by at the 50th anniversary of the liberation, the 75th didn't take place because of covid. I hope we can do another one soon, these people are getting old.

@patverum9051

2 жыл бұрын

Breda was liberated by the Polish, Roosendaal by Canadians and Tilburg -den Bosch by the English/Scots divisions..

@classesanytime

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this memorial day is coming to an end the way it is as most of these heroes are of an too old age to participate or died 😞 There are no replacements and even if there were, it wouldn't be the same! Yet, these heroes will live forever in the Netherlands!! 🌹

@geschiedschrijver

2 жыл бұрын

@@patverum9051 Just before I started reading the replies I thought by myself : " How about the Poles under their general Mackzek" You nailed it right on Pat ! The Poles hardly get any regognition, "forgotten" heroes, diappeared bihind the iron curtain with all the misery that followed. There is a Polish cemetary in Breda, fortunately they are not forgotten in the south. Remember them.

We are very grateful to every soldier who came to liberate us so we can liv in freedom ....we NEVER forget ❤

I live nearby Margraten and the first time I went there with school at 11 years old, it left a big impression on me. Always appreciated the liberators from WW2, but even more after that experience and learning about all the history. Great to see you react so much to the Netherlands!

@RealConstructor

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 It isn’t propaganda, it’s called education. Something you lack apparently.

@1jwc

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 Learning gratitude is always good.

@siemke7395

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from? I grew up in Cadier en Keer (it's very close to the cemetery).

@tvduvel

11 сағат бұрын

​@@siemke7395 Geleen

I'm thankful for my freedom today. Thanks to the liberators from WW2. It's a part of our history. I went there with my kids to show them. It makes a great impression and you feel there the spirit. It's so sereen. We teach our children to give thanks to them. I'm gratefull for that.

@jimreilly917

11 ай бұрын

I was awed and humbled to learn about the adoption, most nearly 80 years and continuing often in the same family. 🇺🇸🦅🇳🇱

This is also what we have learned as children. My parents took me to the Canadian War cemetery in Holten when i was just 4 years old, every year we would go back and pay our respect. I'm 41 now and next year I will take my boy there, so he will learn to.

@ingridwatsup9671

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍🌷🌷

@mariekestegeman

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 I got my facts from my grandparents who lived through this war en from veterans, that I have talked to. I know what I need to know, there's no propoganda that I will teach my boy.

Such a moving video. I’ve visited Margraten cemetery about 10 years ago. I’ll never forget the sight of so many gravestones, knowing that every single one represents a young man. We are forever grateful for the people that liberated our country from Nazi occupation.

Very impressive place! Margraten is one of the places where schools go for history lessons. In Normandy i visted once the biggest cemetery in La Cambe for 21.200 German soldiers. Completely different from the Amercan cemetries on Utah Beach and Gold Beach with only black stones and graves. International youngsters are doing the maintenance there. Even young people from Israel. We shall never forget. And a huge respect for you and your service in Afganistan.

@remcocraane3862

2 жыл бұрын

In Ijsselstein (Limburg)there is one with 31.714 German soldiers.

@skippynoah

2 жыл бұрын

@@remcocraane3862 it is IJsselsteYn. Ijsselstein is in Utrecht. And i ment the biggest in Normandy.

@renekuipers4563

2 жыл бұрын

Mooi gebaar .Na zoveel jaren.Hier ben ik enorm trots op..Mag nooit vergeten worden .dat is toch wel het minste wat we kunnen doen..Vertellen dat oorlog hel op aarde is.

@remcocraane3862

2 жыл бұрын

@@skippynoah oh ik dacht in Limburg,en ik was er niet op uit om je te verbeteren

@skippynoah

2 жыл бұрын

@@remcocraane3862 haha, ik ook niet op jou hoor. Het is inderdaad in Limburg maar het heet Ijsselsteyn.

We will never forget🧡 Thank you for your service 🙏🇳🇱

I am a proud Dutch - Canadian that was in the Royal Dutch Navy for six and half years. Married a Canadian women forty years ago. Went for our honeymoon to the Netherlands and visited Canadian & American war graves. Being born in 1940, and remember the last of the war years, and to say thank you to the soldiers thank for for our freedom. Thank you.

for the fallen rest in peace thank you for what u gave us back,

We will never forget the heroes who gave their lives for our freedom ♥️

Got to meet a Canadian veteran a couple of years ago who told his story on the dutch WW II memorial day. Was a special moment for me because I felt such a great amount of gratitude for the things he had done for the people in the Netherlands. Had tears in my eyes when he passed me & I got to shake his hand. Was definitely a moment I will never forget

on regular base students go to the cemetary to clean the stones and keep the grounds niceand clean

At the moment the school I'm at has adopted twelve graves, and teachers from our school have been in touch with three of the soldier's families (they're trying to find more relatives of these soldiers). We went here during a ceremony a couple of years ago, it looks even prettier then. Truly a magnificent place, although it puts a weird, sort of heavy feeling on you when you get to know more and more about the things and people there.

@ingridwatsup9671

2 жыл бұрын

…very inspiring and beautiful that contact is made with families in the US

When I was 19, myself and two college friends backpacked around Europe, ending in Ypre, Belgium. We walked for ages between the row after row after row of immaculate graves in silence, looking at the names ranks and ages of these tens of thousands of men, no, BOYS, who were buried there. And we were just stunned into silence and tears. I would suggest that visiting war cemeteries is an ESSENTIAL part education, if not to teach you the stark realty of war. Even today, 20 years later, whenever I see videos such as this, or remember my visit to Ypre, it moves me to tears again. We ended our trip at the Menin Gate and the daily playing of the Last Post. I went on to apply to the Royal Air force, alas failed on medical grounds, but since my visit to Ypre, I have been to every single remembrance service at my local cenotaph each November 11th. Lest We Forget.

@ml8022

2 жыл бұрын

I recognize myself in your story. I've been to Margraten warcemetery and it's so impressive to see all those graves. It made me sad and also had tears in my eyes. And on the other hand it made me happy to honour those killed heroes. Without those men the world would have been a much worser place to live.

alot of people take care of these graves. some family's like mine take care for a grave for generations my great grand father started now my aunt and i take care of it. we had a 75 year celebration not to long ago !

I have now lived in the US longer then in my birthplace, the Netherlands. I visited Margraten with my US family for the first time in 2018 and I kid you not after watching this video I am balling as much today as I did walking through the cemetery. Such an incredible place to visit. Extremely humbling. Lest we never forget.

they brought hope when there was no hope they brought light when our country was in its darkest hour. And for that our light and love will shine upon them for all eternity. we will never forget what these brave souls have done for us they really are our heroes our angels🙏

As a Dutchman I was there for the first time 4 days ago with our motorcycle club to pay respect to them… walking on that grass between all those heroes makes you literally in tears, 4 weeks ago we went to visit the American Cemetary at Utah beach in Normandy same feeling over there ( also went to the German Cemetary nearby) We NEVER forget indeed, and now seeing your reaction man… i’m getting tears in my eyes again!🥲 In my hometown of Bergen op Zoom we have the Commonwealth Canadian Cemetary … every christmas eve the children of the schools (I believe 7-8th grade) light a candle at every single grave …to remember them ….always… can you believe how that looks like when darkness falls in?…….🥲🥲🥲🥲

@ingridwatsup9671

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they would film all those children with the candles alight. Must be breathtaking.

@jimreilly917

11 ай бұрын

I’ve seen video of that…chills and tears. 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🍻

Loving all the respect in the comments . Teach your children and keep it in your harts. Thanks to all who fought and fight for freedom and love and respect between people. 👏

As a kid I grew up, adopting a monument of the 101st United States Airborne Division and learned at school, everything these soldiers did for us, liberating the south of The Netherlands 🇳🇱! If you get a chance.. watch the series “Band of Brothers”. It’s about that journey. Later on as a student, I was working in a hotel in my spare time and every year I met the same US WW2 soldiers who came over to remember and celebrate our Freedom and every year, we recognize each other and we hugged it out! Forever thankful for what they did for us! 🇳🇱🌟🙏🏻

Some of these men died in the year I was born. How would my future have looked without their sacrifice...

@robbertribbens870

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, I was probably now speaking German as my native language.

Mijn vrouw en ik zijn er geweest. En dan wordt je echt stil, zoveel mensen hebben hun leven gegeven voor onze VRIJHEID. Echt, heel indrukwekkend.

After each winter, my first ride on my motorcycle goes to this cemetery (which is only 30 minutes from where I live), to pay tribute to these fallen heroes and thank them for the freedom we have to travel across a warfree europe. They sacrificed all, for our freedom.

@jimreilly917

11 ай бұрын

🇺🇸🇳🇱

‘‘To those who fought for our freedom, as brothers in arms, who died together and now rest side by side, to them we have a solemn obligation’’ ~ Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Eternaly grateful. Will never forget. Your sacrifice is a monumental responsibility to our country. To me.

@jimreilly917

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking care of our boys🇺🇸🇳🇱

the Canadian War Cemetary in Holten is very well mantained and a very serene place too in the middle of the Nature reserve Holter berg. the burial grounds are Canadian soil next to the cemeraty is a museum thats worth a visit.

I was crying my eyes out during this video, we will never forget! Lots of us still feel the pain of what all our families have been through, and people still have family alive who resisted the germans back then and tell us the stories, if it was through helping smuggle people, hiding people and helping whomever they could

As grave-adopter of S.sgt Helge E Wessman: in eternal gratitude for his ultimate sacrifice for World-Freedom💞🇺🇸🇳🇱

This really is an important video, Paul. Thank you. People must never forget and respect the men who were sent to a place overseas, they had no connection with, but did lose their most often very young lives here. I, as a Dutchman visited Margraten and it is overwhelming to witness this very special cemetary, I can say. It's so humbling... It makes me think about life and really appreciate freedom. I remember my father's stories so well about WWII, he experienced as a young boy from age 7-12. What impact the occupation by the Germans had. Europe finally was liberated by these extraordinary brave men. Again, the message is: Never forget!

the story here is to never forget this part of history.....respect these soldiers who never came back to there families by lissening to there stories.

Because of these men we can live in freedom now. They payd an big price to help us even if it wasn’t their country. And even that they didn’t know us. Some were so young of age. So I think it’s a small thing to pay them respect🕊 I teach my children about it every year so they won’t forget how important it is to remember, and how privilege we are. I tel them stories about their great grandfathers an mother’s what they told use about that time. Horrible stories but those where the mild ones. The real horrible ones they never told. 🕯 🕊No words are enough to thank them so that our children can live in freedom now🕊

Heroes then....heroes now...heroes forever! Never to be forgotten!

It's the right thing to do, the men, and women giving their lives didn't know any of us either, yet they gave it all. That's why we do this. Very beautiful and emotional hommage, thank you!

Its a beautyfull place to remember the heroes who liberated Europe, ive been there a couple of times it always humbles me to see the graves and read the names of the soldiers who died in ww2. They are going to start building a visiting centre soon on the grounds for visitors to learn more about the place and war.

@rickb1055

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 explain yourself, or are you just looking for reactions.

@rickb1055

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany on 23 August 1939. In addition to stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included a secret protocol that divided territories of Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland into German and Soviet Union. Sow the Russian wanted to play ball with the Germans in the beginning and therefore doing nothing against razzia's and deathcamps as long as they got their territories. They only started fighting the Germans after being betrayed by hitler, if that didnt happen the Russians would also not get involved in the war. Also they only could start the war with help from the US beacuse of the Lend Lease what provided aid for the Russians. Then there is the fact that Russian soldiers had to endure the worst kind of enlistment (dont fight and get killed by your officer) Its true that the russians also played a big part in the liberation of Europe but they also became occupiers after the war, After World War II, the Soviet Union extended its control into Eastern Europe. It took over the governments in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia. And about the US using the Abomb it ended the war with a lot less cassualties as suppost to a conventional war. And no im not saying it was a good thing but then again war is never a good thing. And if you tell a story there are alway two sites to the story.

@rickb1055

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalvideos1961 and if you want to say that Hitler was not as bad as the US in number of deaths or warcrimes? thats crazy talk. Only the cassualties in de deathcamps exeded 2.7 million. Thats not taking in the cassualties made amongst people under occupied rule.(retaliations, razzias, forced labour, resistance) and that are only civillians. The deaths for using the 2 Abombs come in arround 226.000. In the direct aftermath of the explosion. And believe me no civillian or soldier life is expandable. But saying Hitler wasnt that bad is just crazy.

Thank you for sharing this with us. I just love you and your amazing heart! My Daddy was a decorated wounded veteran of WW2. He is was a hero! I feel like everyone who have or is serving are heroes! To put yourself in harm's way to help the fellow men, women and children who are in need is a beautiful and mighty act of selflessness! That includes you sir! I know that you probably feel uncomfortable reading those words and don't want any accolades but there happens to be people who genuinely feel the need to say how much veterans are appreciated! Not nearly enough unfortunately! As one of those people please allow me to give my sincere gratitude and thanks to you for your service! I appreciate you! ❤️😃🙏🍑🍟

I’ve been there a couple of times. The last time I was there I kneeled every time I entered a new area and made a cross with my fingers. After that I walked around the roads in the middle. Quietly, silently, understanding of the horrors and traumas these men went through to save our freedom. 😭😭😭🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🙏🙏

It's so peacefull there and I could only feel humbled and full of gratitude for all the young men that gave their lives for us 🙇‍♀️💫

Sgt Jay Terhaar, vak p rij 21 graf 17 the grave I adopted in Margraten. Once in a while I visit Jay, talk to him, lay a flower on his grave.

They will be heroes forever I bow for you , God rest your souls.

tara fehr ...It is humbling. You have a decent heart. bear hugs from Northern Canada. An incredible generation. many lost. You are bringing this knowledge forward for a new generation. Kudos to you.

we can promise that those graves will never be forgotten nor neglected

All these soldiers gave their lifes for oure freedom.....eventhough 70 years later...we will and cannot forget what they did for us..... rip to al the soldiers who gave their life. 🙏🏼 Much love from the Netherlands ❤

Never seen you this emotional in your videos. It's beautiful, isn't it.

I am bit surprised you are surprised. They came here from the US to free us from the Germans. They died for us.Adopting their graves is the least we could do. And I bet you that if you return in 50 years , there would still be a waiting list. We Dutch are nothing but stuborn. We will Never forget. Ps if you ever visit make sure to visit the area as well, my home Limburg is a beautifull piece of the world

There are several more WWII memorial sites; one also in Oosterbeek near Arnhem (from the movie A bridge too far). We had Canadian veterans visiting our high school every year. We really grew up surrounded by history and are still keeping it alive on Memorial May 4th and Liberation Day May 5th. 🇳🇱

For me are all these soldiers heroes. They gave their lives so I can live in freedom today.

We are now living in freedom because of their offer. Thats our connection with them. There is no greater gift. They died but gave us life. My parents had a lot of stories sbout WW 2 and learned me to be greatfull and humble because of the offer these men and their families made.

I live 15 min drive from this cemetery, its a thing here, we all love that cemetery and what it is presenting, Its nearly impossible to adopt a grave, because once you have 1 you don;t let go off it. There are waitinglist for years , 5 to 10 years to get 1 if you are lucky, we take this very serious, its a honor to take care of a grave from this soldiers who gave us freedom untill today and paid with their live for it. We visit there and it is beautifull, the water you saw at the beginning you can trow coins in there and make a whish. The money is jused for maintaining the cemetery. I remember the last family from a Soldier at Margraten was just found in 2019, that was the last family to be found, it toke the dutch family who adopted that grave over 20 years to find them. So if you come to the Netherlands its word a visit and next to Maastricht that is the most beautifull town in the Netherlands.

Love and respect for what those men and women did to free us and good to see they are cared for and not forgotten.

Shoot, cried my eye out. Thanks for your service to this tiny country.

I understand the cocking up Paul... I have the same reaction. May they all rest in peace and less we forget...

My maternal grandparents adopted a grave a fairly long time ago. I want to say that after their passing, my parents continued it. I do remember visiting the cemetery a number of times, my mother still goes there every couple of years I think.

Everyone should visit a place like Margraten, it is very impressive. To experience the drama and madness of war. The number of graves, the names and ages of the men (boys) who lost their lives far from home. To imagine the grieve and the pain of the relatives. We'll never forget.

My family is from Margraten and my grandparents adopted a grave of a soldier who stayed at there home. I can't remember why he stayed at there home, but I do know the soldier died two days after. Sinds my grandparents dead the grave is now taken care of by the rest of my familie.

@renekuipers4563

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE.TO YOU.

we have a big canadian cemetery here(battle of the scheldt victims).On christmas eve we go out there with a big group of volunteers,and light candles at every grave

We do not speak lightly about freedom. We know how precious it is and how much blood was spilled to regain it. Places like Margraten are important to the families and friends that left their loved ones behind in dutch soil. And of course these places should be treated as such. To us places like this are a constant reminder to us and future generations that there is nothing self evident about freedom. It's vulnerable and precious and should be treated as such.

Here is a video about Canadian veterans celebrated in the Netherlands kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZhlpamKY5nahLg.html And here is a video about the Ottowa Tulip Festival kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYN51tuHXbW9cco.html Canada liberated most of the Netherlands and took care of our Royal family and we never stopped thanking them. All allies are remembered and honoured.

This is by far the most touching video I have seen, because of the magnitude and the impact of those US soldiers who gave their lifes for our freedom. Also the respect I have for the people who made the whole operation of giving all the other soldiers, allied, russian and also german soldiers their well deserved last place to rest in peace!

I live in the south of the netherlands, along the route that operation "market garden" took and where it came across the dutch border, there are war cemetaries honouring the heroes that liberated my country all along this route. Starting in Belgium all the way to Arnhem.

It's a place I visit on a regular basis, for sure once a month and on Holidays. Easter, Christmas and of course Memorial Day. Reason? I got adopted a grave. Took over from my grandfather who adopted as early as in 1952! An an extremely quiet place with an enormous past. So many, and so often very young, who gave their lives for Europe's freedom Also had contact with some relatives of him, found them a few years ago due to the investigations of journalists.

If you ever have the opportunity to visit, watch what happens at the 4th of may (Remembrance day, for all that have fallen) and the 5th of may liberation day for the whole of the Netherlands.

I have Dutch ancestry and it makes me proud of them.

There is also a Canadian cemetery in Holten Overijssel. Thanks to the Canadians from Manitoba i can live in freedom.

Lovely and emotional documentary.. but your reaction is also moving. Your tears shows your good character. It is said before in other reactions of you. It's great to see your love for our country we call home ( well .. most of us 😁)

Like my grandfather said:"Boy, learn of the history and heroism of those boys who lost their lives. Then you understand what you ow them. Your freedom. And don't you ever forget!"

Such a heartfelt reaction. We will remember all our liberators.

We can't forget these great soldiers fight for our freedom.

It really touched me that you got so emotional that the Dutch adopted the graves. Even you’re not related to or took part of WW2. Only for this reason it is incredible that this is not the standard word wide and it is worth to do such as this. It’s a small effort for a lot comfort.

In the city where I live we have a veteransday parade also in that parade are international veterens (we have a nato base here) and me and my husband (who is a veteran himself) are most of the time the first to start clapping for all if the veterans passing us during the parade just to show our apreciation. My husband himself did walk the national veteransday parade twice. Thank you for you're service and also for you're video's.

After seeing this what could you say but only . thanx us soldiers for fighting for our freedom . we love you for it till today. 😢❤ and we remember you every year at the 4th of may .. Love and respect

That is the least what we could do. To show our thankfullness. To show our respect And above all to remember and hopehully to learn so it never happens again.

They gave up their lives, so that I could be Free! We are very grateful to everyone who fights for the Freedom of our Wonderful World. Thank you for your service as well in Afghanistan, Mr. Blue. Lots of Respect. Wish you all well in your lives. We will be Forever Grateful. Blessings. Love and Light. 👼💙🙏🥰

Now you understand our love for all countries involved, we don't forget, never! and 2021 my love goes also to Germany because its history..

There's even a waitinglist to adopt a grave.

Makes me cry.. Thank you so much fighting for my freedom, feeling humble.. 🇳🇱❤️🇺🇸💋

They ALL deserved that spot!

yup margraten is known by many, but there are a lot of forgoten or quite unknown war graves. Like the norwegian pilot who died over Vlodrop and who is burried in a small graveyard which belonged to a monestary, its located in the midle of a forrest "meinweg" and not many know of its exsistance. There are actualy a lot of these "forgoten"wargraves, they are kept after however. i know so because the comopany i work for maintain them, but is saddens me when i hear that margraten has a waiting list for addopting graves when i know there a lot of graves that are desperatly in need for protection...

The loss was so great. Just imagine stepping onto an airplane tomorrow as an 18 year old boy (or older) knowing nothing of the world. Just in your prime years and haven't done anything to truly know what life could be like. Stepping into an all out war with bombs, guns and death everywhere. The fact that they did that for people on the other side of the world is unimaginable and we thank them for it every day. The last part of this video was really moving, you see pictures of people that never came back. May they rest in peace for our freedom.

I live in Breda, we have a cemetery like this with polish soldiers who freed us back then, I go there with the memorial service once a year to honor them and I really don't get why not more people do it, it's once a year and takes a couple hours, being grateful for people who gave their lives for the most important thing in our existence, Freedom!

My grandmother grow up in rotterdam city, she saw the Germans landing on the Maas she still remember the dutch marines (the black devils) called by the Germans really gave everything butt didnt had the firepower and well traind men they almost stop the german attack .the battle of maasbruggen was so hard for the germans they used the city center of Rotterdam as excample for the rest of the netherlands surrender or burn ,my grandmother Will never forget what the usa and allies did for the netherlands ! Thanks for sharing with us love your video's

I was once at Margraten. When I entered this monument as I call it, it blew my mind. It was so Quiet thet I did not want to wake up the dead hero's. It is realy impressive. Greetings, Roelof.

They all must have a medal of honor, because thanks to them I can live in freedom.

Let me return the comment highly. Isnt it beautifull how all those soldiers gave us the freedom we have today

I grew up in Margraten. The cemetery is so impressive. All those poor soldiers and their families. It broke my heart each time I had to ride past it.

My uncle, shot down in 1943, is buried here. 🙏 My grandmother never got over it.

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All respect for your uncle.

I was there last july. These men made sure that we were liberated. It's so peacefull there. I payed my respect in thoughts to these men who gave their lives to set us free from the Nazi's

I always love seeing you so touched by certain videos, this one combined with your military history is certainly up there. Would you ever be down to make a video in which you tell us a bit more about yourself? There are a million reaction channels out there but there's something about you that just connects, I bet I'm not the only one that would like to know more about you as a person. Either way, much love to you my friend