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Nobodydeserves tobe forgotten

Help us build a new virtual memorial

45% funded
We have raised €20.436 out of €45.000

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To honor and remember, to reflect and learn

Green. It is the color of a soldier’s uniform in times of war. It is the color of the sacred fields full of white marble crosses and Stars of David in which they found their final resting places, fields that remind us of the price of freedom. It is here that war and peace meet, where past and present meet, where remembrance changes into reflection. They are inherently connected to each other.

Passing on the torch of freedom

That is why we tell the stories of tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers who lost their lives in Europe during World War II. In doing so, we both remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and inspire each other to hold high the torch of freedom that they passed on to us. Not only for our today, but also for our tomorrow.

Our mission

We are the Fields of Honor Foundation, a group of volunteers from Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States who all believe that nobody deserves to be forgotten. Learn more about our work by visiting our websites:

www.fieldsofhonorfoundation.com
www.fieldsofhonor-database.com
www.thefacesofmargraten.com

Putting a face to each name

The Fields of Honor - Database

The work of the foundation is rooted in gratitude. In 2008, a group of grave adopters embarked on an endeavor to not only learn more about the soldiers whose graves they had adopted, but to document the stories of each of the soldiers buried in and memorialized as missing at the Ardennes, Henri-Chapelle (both in Belgium) and the Netherlands American Cemeteries. What started in 2008 with just one single soldier has evolved into the Fields of Honor – Database, our foundation’s most important project. Over time, it has become the to-go-to source for grave adopters, soldiers’ families, and the cemeteries’ staff. And working together with them, our volunteers on both sides of the ocean continue to add new information to this database every day as we have extended our focus to the Epinal, Lorraine, and Luxembourg American Cemeteries as well.

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U.S. WWII soldiers remembered

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Soldiers have been given a face

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Visitors in 2022

Our plans for the future

Safeguarding their memory

With impact comes responsibility. First of all, to get the facts right. But secondly, to make sure that the ever-growing collection of information, documents, and photos is preserved eternally. However, while much has changed over the course of fifteen years, the Fields of Honor – Database continues to rely on the same technological infrastructure as it did at the very beginning. As technology has greatly advanced over time, a valuable source is increasingly becoming outdated and, therefore, vulnerable.

But there’s more. We believe that to truly do justice to these soldiers we always need to find new ways of sharing their inspiring stories as well as engaging new audiences beyond the adopting communities and the soldiers’ loved ones. New technologies allow us to enrich the soldiers’ stories on our website in ways that we have not been able to so far. 

That is why we are ready to build a new virtual memorial platform together with our partner Eyetractive. A platform that will bring all the foundation’s projects, now still dispersed across multiple websites, together in one go-to place. A platform that will be ready for the future of remembrance.

We need your help in fulfilling these ambitions. We are looking to raise 45,000 euros (about 49,000 dollars) in total. So please chip in today, share the word, or read our full plan here. If you have questions or want to discuss partnerships or other funding opportunities, please feel to reach out to us at any time by sending us an email.

Tip: start a fundraiser on Facebook. Did you know that you can start your own fundraiser for our foundation on Facebook? Click here to learn more about how you can raise funds on the social media platform. Select Fields of Honor Foundation as the non-profit you like to raise funds for. Facebook will directly donate the funds to foundation at no cost for anyone involved. And of course, you can follow our Facebook page to stay up-to-date on our progress.

Thank you to our donors and sponsors

Donors

Peter Angevare

26 September 2023

Never Forget

Amount Donated
€10

Anonymous

25 September 2023

Het digitaal monument moet er komen.

Amount Donated
€50
Ter nagedachtenis aan Jack C.

Helena Gulikers

24 September 2023

Amount Donated
€25

Roy Sijben

24 September 2023

Amount Donated
€25

Henk de Langen

24 September 2023

Amount Donated
€50

Hans Schulte

24 September 2023

Succes

Amount Donated
€10
Ter nagedachtenis aan Robert M.

Anonymous

23 September 2023

Amount Donated
€50

Ad Berends

23 September 2023

Amount Donated
€25
Ter nagedachtenis aan Robert G. Cole K.

Richard en Wilma Sye

23 September 2023

Ook voor de piloten Norman E Schulte en Paul J Schmalenbach Beide op de Wall of Missing.

Amount Donated
€25
Ter nagedachtenis aan John R C.

Familie Kleijnen

23 September 2023

Amount Donated
€25
Ter nagedachtenis aan Walter Frances L.

Sandra

23 September 2023

Amount Donated
€20
Ter nagedachtenis aan Albert O. H.

Sjef Houben

21 September 2023

Amount Donated
€10
Jack C.

Sponsors

" I applaud the work of all the Dutch volunteers who are recording the personal stories of the fallen. Who are trying to find a picture of every person buried here, so it can be attached to their grave or their name. Who are caring for the graves and keeping in contact with the next of kin. It illustrates the deep connection between our past and our present. Between the Netherlands and the United States. And it illustrates the immense gratitude we still feel. "

— Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Memorial Day 2022

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