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Things to do in Meuse, Grand Est: The Best Cemeteries
Discover the best top things to do in Meuse, France including Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Cimetiere Militaire, Cimetiere Militaire du Faubourg-Pave, Cimetiere Militaire Allemand, Cimetiere Militaire Allemand.
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1. Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 357 reviews
Reviewed By iladavidgood - Washington DC, United States
Don't skip the visitors center where there is an interesting exhibit on the history of the cemetery and some of its "inhabitants".
2. Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
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5.0 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By CPaM68 - Texas, United States
Anyone visiting or touring northeastern France, especially anyone from the U.S., should visit the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial. It is located just outside the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. This World War I cemetery is the final resting place of 14,246 U.S. servicemen, making it the largest American cemetery in Europe. Most of them fought and died in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, which lasted a mere six-weeks at the very end of World War I from September 26th to November 11th, 1918. After the war, the Americans' wish to leave a lasting architectural memorial in Europe led to the cemetery. The cemetery is built on the side of a slightly sloped hill with a Visitors Center at the top where you can find out facts and history about the Meuse-Argonne campaign and the cemetery itself. It is a beautiful, serene, and peaceful resting place for the fallen. The rows and rows of marble tombstones, both crosses, and Stars of David are all aligned no matter which way you look. The headstones are simple, with the name, the rank, the regiment, home state and the date of death. According to records, there are 18 sets of brothers and nine Medal of Honor recipients buried here. It’s now been 100 years since the end of the conflict and sadly, WWI is largely ignored and forgotten. While Normandy gets a lot of interest and tourist, the WWI battlefields, cemeteries, and memorials have relatively few visitors. Even when I was a teenager growing up in the 60’s, the historical emphasis in school was on WWII, and the discussion, in general, was on Vietnam even though WWI had been fought less than 50 years before. Kudos to the American Battle Monuments Commission for keeping the grounds maintained immaculately.
