Unless you’re in retail or critical public services, you have the day off from your employer today. Many of us will be out with family or grilling up traditional summer food. Here is some food for thought before you eat that lunch.
Little-visited European Sites of American Interest
1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France. A total of 2,289 of our military dead.
2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium. A total of 5,329 of our dead.
3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France. A total of 4,410 of our military dead.
4. Brookwood, England American Cemetery. A total of 468 of our dead.
5. Cambridge, England. 3,812 of our military dead.
6. Epinal, France American Cemetery. A total of 5,525 of our Military dead.
7. Flanders Field, Belgium. A total of 368 of our military.
8. Florence, Italy. A total of 4,402 of our military dead.
9. Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. A total of 7,992 of our military dead.
10. Lorraine, France. A total of 10,489 of our military dead.
11. Luxembourg, Luxembourg. A total of 5,076 of our military dead.
12. Meuse-Argonne. A total of 14,246 of our military dead.
13. Netherlands, Netherlands. A total of 8,301 of our military dead.
14. Normandy, France. A total of 9,387 of our military dead.
15. Oise-Aisne, France. A total of 6,012 of our military dead.
16. Rhone, France. A total of 8,61 of our military dead.
17. Sicily, Italy. A total of 7,861 of our military dead.
18. Somme, France. A total of 1,844 of our military dead.
19. St. Mihiel, France. A total of 4,153 of our military dead.
20. Suresnes, France. A total of 1,541 of our military dead.
If I added correctly, that’s 104,366 fallen American soldiers in these European sites.
