U.S. Marines and Allies Mark 104th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood > United States Marine Corps Flagship > News Display
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 29, 2022
Chateau-Thierry, France --
U.S. Marines participated in a memorial ceremony alongside representatives from the French and German militaries at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France, 29 May 2022. The ceremony is held annually in recognition of the Marines, soldiers and sailors of all three nations who fought and died in the Battle of Belleau Wood in June of 1918.
“This battle, this place, is more than a chapter in our storied history,” said the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David H. Berger. “Belleau Wood was a demonstration of an . . .
