Resting Anchor

The Anchorage

Personal website of Gregory K. Maxey, Commander USN (Retired)

Memorials to American Arrogance
Are these what our Nobel peace prize wining Commander In Chief had in mind when he apologized to Europe and the Middle East for our “arrogance?"

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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial - Aisne-Marne, France ... 2289 dead
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Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial - Ardennes, Belgium ... 5329 dead
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Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial - Brittany, France ... 4410 dead
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Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial - Brookwood, England ... 468 dead
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Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial - Cambridge, England ... 3812 dead
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Epinal American Cemetery and Memory - Epinal, France ... 5525 dead
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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial - Waregen, Belgium. .. 368 dead
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Florence American Cemetery and Memorial - Florence, Italy ... 4402 dead
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Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial - Henri-Chapelle, Belgium ... 7992 dead
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Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial - St. Avold, France ... 10, 489 dead
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Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial - Hamm (Luxembourg City) Luxembourg ... 5076 dead
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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial - Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France ... 14246 dead
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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial - Margraten, Netherlands ... 8301 dead
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, east of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France ... 9387 dead
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North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, near Carthage, Tunisia ... 2841 dead
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Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial - Fère-en-Tardenois (Aisne), France ... 6012 dead
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Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial - Draguignan (Var), France ... 861 dead
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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial - Nettuno, Italy ... 7861 dead
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Somme American Cemetery and Memorial - Bony (Aisne), France ... 1844 dead
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St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial - Thiaucourt (M. et M.), France ... 4153 dead
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Suresnes  American Cemetery and Memorial - Suresnes, France ... 1541 dead

Those who are familiar with these memorials should not confuse American leadership with arrogance.

We have nothing to apologize for!!

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