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var str = 'This low granite monument has two short fluted columns and a dorian arch over it. On the center stone is inscribed the dedication to the American soldiers who fought in the greatest land battle in the history of the U.S. Army. On the base below is the phrase Triumph of Courage. And on the very base it indicates it is given in gratitude by the peoples of Belgium and the Luxembourg.';
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Battle of the Bulge WWII Arlington National Cemetery
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var str = 'This 120 foot tall mound topped by the lion statue representing the Royal House of the Netherlands, provides a panoramic view of the battlefield. The lion statute, which was sculpted by Jean-François Van Geel, sits on a large rectangular pedestal and is more than 14 feet tall and 14 feet long and weighs over 31 tons. The lion is taken from the personal coat of arms of the royal family of the Netherlands and is said to symbolize courage; the front right paw of the beast rests on a globe. Below the mound is a visitor center and panoramic circular building that encloses a huge circular painting of the battle by Louis Demoulin.';
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var str = 'On the small butte stands the majestic obelisk memorial for the Australian 5th Division who fought so valiantly to retake this area during the Battle of Third Ypres and particularly in the Battle of Polygon Woods in September 1917. This memorial and cemetery were constructed after the war was over and most of those buried here are unknown. The cemetery is beautiful with bright red roses that stand out in the small clearing as one peers down from the butte and the memorial which is one of five Australian divisional memorials in Europe. Beneath the butte is the Stone of Remembrance found in Commonwealth cemeteries. There are 2100 graves in this concentrated cemetery with 1700 unidentified. In the rear of the cemetery is the memorial to honor 378 New Zealanders whose final resting place is unknown. Architect Charles Holden.
The Australian Memorial obelisk is detailed with bronze plaques. At the top is the symbol of Australian Imperial Forces and then a plaque indicating it is dedicated to the men of the 5th Australian Division who fought in Europe 1916-1918 and lists the key battles in which they participated.';
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Australian 5th Memorial and Butte New British Cemetery Belgium
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var str = 'This small cemetery was begun in 1917 during the fierce fighting to retake this ground and the adjacent butte back from the Germans who had gained the positions in 1915. Most of the 100 graves are for New Zealanders. There was apparently originally also a German cemetery at its back but this has been moved. The small cemetery is dominated by the Cross of Sacrifice and Sword memorial that are part of Commonwealth Cemeteries. It also is somewhat overshadowed by the adjacent Buttes Cemetery and 5th Australian Memorial on the butte. The area between the two is now lined with a tree canopy.';
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var str = 'This French cemetery honors the 4000 French soldiers who died fighting in the Ypres Salient in Belgium during the First World War. There are two stone pylons at the gate entrance and a wide walkway leading to a smaller obelisk in the center of the cemetery honoring those fallen who were not identified. There is also a very dark, somber sculpture to honor those who gave their lives which was added in 1967; the sculpture portrays 2 figures supporting the crucified Christ above 2 shrouded figures who all appear to watch over a fallen French soldier lying prone below them.';
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Saint Charles de Potyze French Cemetery Ypres Belgium
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var str = 'The small bronze plaque commemorates those French troops who gave their lives in the fighting in the Ypres Salient from 1914-1918. At the top is a carved French World War I helmet and below is a wreath. The inscription is written in French and Flemish.';
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var str = 'This small bronze plaque on the wall of the rebuilt Cloth Hall honors the Polish troops who liberated the town of Ypres in September 1944. ';
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Polish Memorial for Liberation in 1944 of Ypres, Belgium
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var str = 'The Menin Gate in the rebuilt town of Ypres, Belgium is built to honor all those Imperial British troops who served and died while fighting in the fighting in the Ypres Salient. The gate was built at the site of an old gateway from Ypres to Menin. The immense gate was designed and built by Sir Reginal Blomfield and is composed of limestone. The gate is 80 feet tall, 135 feet long and 104 feet wide with the two lane road running through it. There are three large ocular portholes on the top of the gate which let in beautiful natural light. At the top of the gate on the Ypres side at the top of the arch is a sarcophagus and the inscription by Rudyard Kipling honoring those who served and especially those more than 55,000 who have no known grave – who disappeared in the carnage. On the Menin side is a British lion. All around the walls of the gate, up the stairs and around the ramparts (which can be reached by stairs) on each side are carved the names of these 55,000 missing; names for those from the United Kingdom are included up to 1915 with the remaining United Kingdom names on the memorial at Tyne Cot. All Australian, Canadian, Indian and South Africans for the entire length of the war are included here, but no New Zealand names are included as they have separate memorials throughout the area of the Ypres campaign. When the Gate was dedicated in a magnificent ceremony in 1927, the Last Post was sounded and continues to be sounded by local volunteers each night at 6:00p.m.';
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