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 EULOGY FOR A VETERAN

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

~author unknown.
Andrew James Scalf's grave in Margraten in the Netherlands province of Limburg has been adopted by Adry Weijenberg and Angela Vanweersch. The following pictures were recorded by Adry from Dutch TV (Channel 8, Limburg) on 30 May, 1999, during the 7 pm news.. He is the proud wreathbearer in the first picture.

Adry at the Memorial Day celebrations in Margraten, 29 May 1999, click to enlarge US and Dutch officers, and civilian dignitaries at Margraten, 29 May 1999 US and Dutch flags on every grave
Laying the wreath, 29 May 1999 American War Cemetery Margraten, Holland, 1950s US and Dutch flags on every grave