Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn Crowley gives remarks in the Sint Stevenskerk, Nijmegen

DCM Crowley speaks at the 75th commemoration of the bombing of Nijmegen

Remarks DCM Shawn P. Crowley Nijmegen Memorial, February 22, 2019 Friday, February 22, marked the 75th anniversary of the accidental bombing of Nijmegen that leveled much of the inner city and cost the lives of more than 800 people. Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn Crowley made remarks in the historic Sint Stevenskerk to mark the ...
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Ambassador Hoekstra speaks at the Commemoration of the bombing of Nijmegen

Ambassador Hoekstra speech at the Commemoration of the bombing of Nijmegen

February 22, 2018 Dank u wel. Ik wil u allereerst mijn excuses aanbieden. Ik wil deze toespraak heel graag in het Nederlands houden, ondanks dat mijn Nederlandse uitspraak nog niet perfect is, maar ik werk er aan. Burgemeester Bruls, collega’s van het corps diplomatique, overlevenden, verwanten van de slachtoffers, dames en heren, beste kinderen, ik ...
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Public Affairs Counselor Sherry Keneson-Hall laid a wreath at the annual commemoration of the Nijmegen bombing, February 22, 2017.

U.S. Embassy The Hague remembers 73rd anniversary of the Nijmegen bombing

Public Affairs Counselor Sherry Keneson-Hall joined Mayor Bruls and other regional leaders in laying wreaths at the annual commemoration of the Nijmegen bombing February 22, 2017. The ceremony has taken place since 2001 to remembers the 800 victims of the tragic 1944 bombing of the city of Nijmegen. Keneson-Hall was asked to speak as the ...
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By | 23 February, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags:

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