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==American Cemetery==

At Margraten the [[Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial]] is situated.
Established in 1960, it is Europe's third largest war cemetery for unidentified soldiers who died in [[World War II]]. 8,301 soldiers are buried there under long rows of white crosses and stars of David. All graves are adopted by locals, who attend the graves and lay flowers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/americans-gave-their-lives-to-defeat-the-nazis-the-dutch-have-never-forgotten/2015/05/24/92dddab4-fa79-11e4-9ef4-1bb7ce3b3fb7_story.html|title=Americans gave their lives to defeat the Nazis. The Dutch have never forgotten.|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date= May 24, 2015|first=Ian|last=Shapira}}</ref> 

This cemetery is the final resting place for, among others, [[Robert G. Cole|Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole]], who was awarded the Medal of Honor for action during the Normandy campaign in June 1944.

President [[George W. Bush]] visited the cemetery on 8 May 2005, the first American president to do so.