Visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery France

April 21, 2024

I recently had a chance to visit this place which is located in the middle of the WW1 Belleau Wood, 2nd Battle of the Marne battlefield. Chateau Thierry where my mom’s uncle went missing in action is just a few klicks away. Anyway my wife and I were given a personal tour of the Chapel of the Missing where just over 1000 Soldiers and Marines are commemorated. It was cold but the landscape shows spring renewal as you can see in the photos. The site is administered by a lovely French woman who I suppose is employed by the American Battle Monuments commission. It looks to me they are doing a wonderful job honoring our fallen servicemen. From time to time they uncover remains out on the battlefield which stretches over many miles. When they do they place a mark to the left of his name in the chapel.