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The memorial tower at the
Netherlands American Cemetery
, a
World War II
war cemetery in
Margraten
, the Netherlands. Administered by the
American Battle Monuments Commission
, the cemetery holds 8,301 graves in an area of 65.5 acres (26.5 ha). The site includes a reflecting pool, museum, and a
Court of Honor
, the walls of which contain the Tablets of the Missing, on which are recorded the names of 1,722 American missing.
Photograph:
Andrew Shiva
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