30-09-2024 Pontoongroup 40-45
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
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…
07-09-2024 Exhibition
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…
15-07-2024 4Days Marches
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
4-5-2024 Remembrance Day and Sunset March with John Koeppen
On May 4, there was a commemoration of the dead organized by the Sunset March at the Waalcrossing monument. Due to the bad weather there were slightly fewer interested parties than usual. About 40 attendees were silent for 2 minutes together at 8 p.m. Flowers were then laid and then Mr Qader Shafiq, former Nijmegen resident of the year, gave a speech in which he discussed, among other things, his flight from Afghanistan, his time in Charkow in Ukraine and…
4-4-2024 Howard Schaeffer / General (ret.) Peter van Uhm
On Thursday evening, April 4, the delegations of the Four Chaplains Memorial foundation USA and NL walked the Sunset March. We were warmly welcomed by the chairman, Peter Grotens. Veteran of the day was Howard Schaeffer, Chairman of the USA Board. As a former Marine with experience in foreign missions, this made a great impression on him and the other participants. The Sunset March is a fantastic initiative that deserves our appreciation! A day earlier, former Commander of the Armed…
24-03-2024 Val Kokhuis – The forgotten commando
On the famous Waalcrossing on September 20, 1944 there was a Dutch military participant as well. The book “De vergeten commando” (The forgotten commando, book is written in Dutch), which will be published next April, describes this story in detail for the first time. Over 80 years no one overlooked the fact that commando Val Kokhuis was involved in this heroic combat action on the river Waal near Nijmegen. The story is remarkable because it was unknown for such a…
22-02-2023: German Delegation Walks the Sunset March
On February 22, as usual in recent years, a German Delegation walked the Sunset March. The delegation consisted of about 30 people, including representatives from the city of Kleve (D) and from the Dutch-German business club from Kleve. In addition, there was a large delegation of the German Air Force and international soldiers from Kalkar (D). Lieutenant General Thorsten Poschwatta, Commander of the Center for Air Operations, was the veteran of the day. During the short ceremony at the Waalcrossing…
09-02-2023: First Nation Canadian Veteran walks Sunset March
On February 9, native Canadian veteran Joel Pedersen walked the Sunset March. He walked together with Canadian Janet Love Morrisson. They wanted to take the opportunity to remember the fallen native Canadian soldiers during the Sunset March. Photos: M. Cillessen Both were in Nijmegen for the annual commemoration at the Canadian war cemetery in Groesbeek on February 8. This year’s commemoration ceremony was dedicated to the Indigenous soldiers who served in the Canadian Army. At least 24 are…