The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers both starting and ending major campaigns in war….
There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people sitting, lounging or sleeping on top of their…
If you Google “is Flanders Fields a real place,” the pre-baked Google response is American centric and falls flat of…
The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the world of cemeteries… sort of. The original intent…
Note: The backstory of the Finding Max series can be found on the Remembrance page. All of the assumptions made…
Evidence of the Great War is still visible on the landscape in Western Europe. More than a billion shells were…
Brugge’s prime and strategic location on the North Sea has ensured that the area was inhabited long before recorded history……
This is my second Easter spent in Brugge. The first was in 2011… when the Tour de Flanders (La Ronde)…
In 1916, Menin Road was the route that Allied troops took from Ypres to the front line. Today, the front…
Cabaret-Rouge is close to Vimy Ridge (France) and is one of a handful cemeteries we visited outside of Ypres and…
The overwhelming thing about touring the countryside in Belgium and France is the sheer number of cemeteries in a relatively…
For the posts on Jack McEachern and group of men from Cabri/Mill Village who fought with the 209th Battalion, start…