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-- A new memorial dedicated May 8 -- the 61st anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day – outside Washington honors those who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, a brutal campaign in the final winter of World War II.
The governments of Belgium and Luxembourg contributed $80,000 to build the new memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, the historic burial ground of U.S. military heroes visited by 4 million people each year. The cemetery lies in Arlington, Virginia, overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington.
About 500 military veterans and their families attended the dedication ceremony along with dignitaries from the U.S. government and from the governments of Belgium and Luxembourg, which had been under Nazi control before being liberated by the Allies in World War II. Attendees included Belgium's prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, and Luxembourg's secretary of state, Octavie Modert. --
