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| Members of the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team perform during a Memorial Day service in honor of the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery. More than 1,800 Marines from the 5th and 6th Regiments lost their lives in the 21-day battle that stopped the last German offensive in 1918. Photo by Master Sgt. Grady Fontana |
The ceremony included memorial addresses by Gen. Amos and French Commander of Land Forces, Lt. Gen. Herve Charpentier and remarks by the mayor of Belleau Wood, Monique Benier, and Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr. The ceremony also included the laying of wreathes, poetry readings, and performances by the French Army Band, the 'Commandant's Own' Drum and Bugle Corps, and the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.
