French members of World War II reenactment associations attend the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
French members of World War II reenactment associations attend the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Jill Venskus of Chicago, Illinois, visits her uncle's grave after the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
American Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps members representing DODDS-Europe High Schools perform at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Members of the 18th Military Police Brigade out of Sembach Kaserne, Germany, present the colors at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Observers watch the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St. Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
American and French flags decorate the more than 10,000 graves at Lorraine American Cemetery for the Memorial Day ceremony Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Skyler DiGeorge, a Brownie Girl Scout from Spangdahlem, Germany, yawns before presenting wreaths for the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Helen Patton, granddaughter of Gen. George Patton, speaks at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Marc Auer, a World War II re-enactor, wear a period uniform at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Observers watch the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr., commander of U.S. Army Europe, lays a wreath during the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
French servicemembers march at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
Kielar Hubert, an observer at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery Sunday, May 25, 2014, at St.-Avold, France, touches a grave after the ceremony. (Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)
ST. AVOLD, France — The commander of U.S. Army Europe and the granddaughter of Gen. George S. Patton were among dignitaries in attendance at a Memorial Day ceremony Sunday at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Located just outside the town of St. Avold, the cemetery fans out over 113.5 acres. With its 10,489 graves, it is where the largest number of American dead from World War II rest in Europe.
Among those in attendance at the ceremony were Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr., USAREUR commander; Andre Wojciechowski. the mayor of St.-Avold; Helen Patton, granddaughter of the famed World War II general; and various French and U.S. military units.
