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Hundreds of people gathered at Flanders Field American Cemetery during Memorial Day weekend to honor our fallen.
Flanders Field American Cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday 29, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
| Arrival of the Representative of His Majesty the King | |
| Welcome | Superintendent Christopher Arseneault |
| Invocation | U.S. Military Chaplain |
| Tribute |
Vice Admiral John N. Christenson, USN United States Military Representative, NATO |
| Tribute | Kurt Vanryckeghem, Mayor, Waregem |
| Tribute | The Honorable Denise Campbell Bauer, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Belgium |
| National Anthems | Waregem School Children |
| Laying of Wreaths | |
| Volleys * Taps * Raising of the Colors | |
| Fly-Over | |
| “In Flanders Fields” | Austin Muraille and Jens Dewulf |
| Benediction | U.S. Military Chaplain |
| Belgian National Anthem | “De Brabançonne" |
| American National Anthem | “The Star-Spangled Banner" |
| Master of Ceremonies | Dr. Jerome Sheridan, President, AOMDA |