The Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Monday (11 November) in the presence of the American Ambassador to the UK, Jane Hartley.
A spokesperson for the cemetery said that between 400 and 500 people attended.
Veterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith Heppell
Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, and Charles K Djou, secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, were also in attendance.
Veterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellAmerican Ambassador to the UK, Jane Hartley, at the Veterans Day service at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith Heppell
The spokesperson said: “About 30 wreaths were laid and there were excellent speeches by Ambassador Hartley, Mr Murphy and Secretary Djou.
“There was a recitation of In Flanders Fields, one of the lines of which is also the inscription at the base of our flagpole.”
Veterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith HeppellVeterans Day at the Cambridge American Cemetery on Madingley Road. Picture: Keith Heppell
Veterans Day, a national holiday in the US, recognises the sacrifices and service of millions who have worn the military uniform.
