Book a free guided tour provided by Soldier Stories Margraten!

At the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, the independent tour guide Jori Videc tells the moving and personal stories of the fallen American liberators. Through photos these soldiers are also given a face. Of course, Jori also talks about the cemetery's construction and history.

Available languages

Dutch and English.

Please contact me if you would like to request a tour in English:

Duration

Approximately 1.5 hours.

Meeting point

Near the stairs leading to the reflecting pond. From this position you have a nice view of the tower (the tower is on the other side of the pond).

Address: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats 1, Margraten, the Netherlands.

Wheelchairs and walkers?

No problem!

Objectives

Enabling participants to discover the human being represented by the cross or Star of David on his or her grave.

Develop greater awareness of the cost of war and freedom.

Cemetery rules

Prohibited: smoking, picnicking and pets (except assistance dogs).

Consuming food and, for example, cans of soft drinks is allowed only in the parking lots.

About the guide

My name is Jori Videc (1992). I’m a Dutch history teacher and independent tour guide. I started guiding groups at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten about seven years ago. Besides my teaching job and guiding groups, I’m one of the authors of the book The Faces of Margraten, they will remain forever young. The Dutch edition of this book was published in 2020. In March 2023, the English-language edition was published to bring the stories of service and sacrifice home. I know the stories of over 300 soldiers in Margraten and I’m doing a lot of (archival) research. I’m also in contact with American relatives of many fallen soldiers.

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