Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Memorial Loggia - Short
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Memorial Loggia - Short
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Meuse Argonne American Cemetery Memorial Loggia. Short version.
The names of the disappeared on the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Memorial Loggia walls.
Located on a small valley east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is the biggest American cemetery in Europe. It covers 130.5 acres and over 14,000 American soldiers rest in it, most of whom lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I.
The cemetery consists of eight sections behind a large central reflection pool. Behind and above the grave sections, there stands a square chapel with two loggias. The walls of both loggias are carved with the names of 954 American soldiers who died in this region, or in other parts of the world, including Russia, whose remains were never recovered and who are commemorated here.
Walking those cemeteries is never easy. A century has passed, but the soldiers resting there remain young kids forever. They lost their lives and their future. Their wives, the kids they would have had... so much to sacrifice for one single person.
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October 30th, 2019
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