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Superintendent Richard Arseneault delivers remarks during the 2018 Memorial Day Ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Belgium. Image courtesy of U.S. Embassy Belgium.
Flanders Field American Cemetery Belgium hosted its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Embassy Brussels aired the ceremony live on its Facebook page.
| Order of Events | |
| Arrival of the Representative of His Majesty the King | |
| Fly-over | |
| Welcome | Richard Arseneault, Superintendent of Flanders Field American Cemetery |
| Invocation | Lt. Col. Erik W. Nelson, Deputy Wing Chaplain, 86th Airlift Wing |
| Tribute | Kurt Vanryckeghem, Mayor of Waregem |
| Tribute | Brig. Gen. Dieter E. Bareihs, Director of Plans, Programs, and Analyses, U.S. Air Forces Europe |
| Tribute | The Honorable Matthew Lussenhop, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium |
| National Anthems | Waregem School Children |
| Laying of Wreaths | |
| Volleys * Taps * Raising of the Colors | |
| "In Flanders Field" | |
| Benediction | Lt. Col. Erik W. Nelson, Deputy Wing Chaplain, 86th Airlift Wing |
| Belgian National Anthem | "De Brabançonne" |
| American National Anthem | “The Star-Spangled Banner“ |
| Master of Ceremonies |
Dr. Jerome Sheridan - President, AOMDA |