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Visitors to a US military cemetery in the southern Netherlands have voiced strong objections after two displays honouring Black troops, instrumental in liberating Europe from the Nazis, were removed.
The American Battle Monuments Commission, a US government agency, took down the panels from the visitors' centre at the American Cemetery in Margraten sometime in the spring. This site, a resting place for approximately 8,300 US soldiers, is nestled in rolling hills near the Belgian and German borders.
The decision followed a series of executive orders issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, which aimed to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programmes.
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