Henk D – Sunset March

2025-04-03 Sunset March receives award from the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation

3 April 2025 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

This afternoon, the Dutch Militairy Chaplainsy Conference Center in Huis ter Heide the Netherlands hosted a special meeting of the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation in honor of the presentation of the “Legion of Honor”.This American award was presented this afternoon to various individuals and organizations, including the Sunset March Foundation. The Sunset March Foundation was presented with the “Legion of Honor Appreciation Award”. We, the board of the Sunset March Foundation, are very honored with this award and would like…

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01-04-2025 Chaplain Karen Meeker

1 April 2025 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

What a solemn honor to join the Sunset March on 1 April 2025. The 82d Airborne Division was my first assignment as a US Army Chaplain in the late ’90s. I have jumped many times on the Drop Zone at Fort Bragg named in the memory of those tough, courageous paratroopers who captured the bridge over the Waal River vicinity Nijmegen during Operation Market Garden. Thank you, Peter and team, for keeping their memory alive. I commit to carrying the…

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29-01-2025 Veterans Affairs Canada

29 January 2025 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

Dear Chairman of the Sunset March organization, Peter,On behalf of all of us, thank you for taking the time to share the story of the Sunset March with us and joining us for the walk. We were all deeply moved by the experience.Thank you.Jayne Yeo (VAC/ACC)International Commemorative EventsCommemoration DivisionVeterans Affairs Canada

30-09-2024 Pontoongroup 40-45

30 September 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

As part of the 80th anniversary of the Waal crossing, the Pontoongroup 40-45 re-enacted the Waal crossing with 260 re-enactors from 10 countries in 26 boats. See this video for an impression.

September 23, 2024 – Sunset March looks back on a successful Market Garden 80

23 September 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

Market Garden 80 (MG80) was the name for the week of remembrance from September 17 to September 22 to commemorate the events of 80 years ago and celebrate 80 years of liberation of Nijmegen. The Sunset March Foundation was represented and involved in many commemorations and ceremonies in the Airborne Region Nijmegen, from Groesbeek, Overasselt and Grave to Oosterhout. Especially mentioned are the commemorations at the James Gavin monument in Groesbeek, at the Jonkerbos Military Cemetery and at the Julian…

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07-09-2024 Exhibition

7 September 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

The exhibition “Overbruggen, 80 jaar Waaloversteek en 10 jaar Sunset March”(Bridge, 80 years of Waalrivercrossing and 10 years of Sunset March) in Het Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis is open. In this exhibition we dive deeper into the story of the crossing. Both the Waalrivercrossing and the construction of the bridge, the artwork on the bridge, to the sharing of personal stories during Sunset Marches. The exhibit is on until Nov. 17. So should you be in the area…. More…

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26-08-2024 Alan Driver

26 August 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

I definitely had some issues with the language barrier, but it was great to have a chance to do the walk. Please pass along my thanks to your entire group. My father was aware of the support from the people of The Netherlands and he was very appreciative of it. He always wanted to return here someday, but he never got the chance. It meant a lot to me to be able to come in his place. Alan Driver

15-07-2024 4Days Marches

15 July 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

Traditionally, the Sunset March walked on the Monday before the start of the 4Days Marches is done by the board of the 4Days Marches Foundation and international detachments from Heumensoord. Chairman of the 4Days Marches, Henny Sackers, laid a wreath at the monument and veteran of the day was British Warrent Officer Jack Daniels

01-06-2024 – Craig Caldwell

2 June 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

North Shore Legacy Tour: 80th Anniversary of D-Day On June first 2024 our 273 canadian students, teachers and local tour guides participated in the daily Sunset March held in Nijmegen at the place the Waalcrossing took place on September 20th 1944. Each evening a veteran walks the same route using the newly build bridge call The Crossing. 48 lamppost join the veteran and all the participants from south to north on its way to the famour town of Arnhem. Both…

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01-06-2024 John Solem

1 June 2024 Henk D Comments 0 Comment

Leading the Sunset March as the Veteran of the Day alongside fellow veterans from Norway, the Netherlands, and Canada is both an honor and a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives crossing the Waal River. The march and the ceremony at the memorial stones are profoundly moving moments to remember our fallen comrades and to reflect on the value of peace today. Peace requires continuous effort and investment from society and government, but the cost of war is far…

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