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Sunset March

A March to Remember those who fought for our Freedom
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Partners

Our partners help us to continue the support of our objective, keeping the memory to the Waalcrossing alive.

veldwerk Atelier Veldwerk
Veteranen Overbetuwe
Gemeente Overbetuwe
Gemeente Nijmegen
Liberation Route Europe
82 Airborne Division
Nijmeegse Vierdaagse
Boekhandel – Drukkerij Herberts
Stichting Veteranen – De Liemers
Stichting Albany Nijmegen
Maaike van Helmond
VFonds  VFonds

Today

Sunset:

News

  • 22-02-2023: German Delegation Walks the Sunset March
  • 09-02-2023: First Nation Canadian Veteran walks Sunset March
  • 20-09-2022: Tim Ruijling Honorary Member 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment
  • 18-07-2022: Traditional Sunset March on the eve of the 4Days Marches by an international military detachment
  • 16-07-2022: from July 27 to August 29, “The Crossing” is closed to cars; bike lane remains open for Sunset March

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Experiences

  • 5-9-2022: H.M. Broeders

    Recited poem at Sunset March 708: BLACK WHITE. We, the ones who stand here. For them, the ones who fell. A mission, for the night. For them, no new day. History must be remembered. So that they will never be forgotten.   HM, Veteran of the Day 708

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  • 05-05-2018: Rick Tupper

    On Saturday, May 5th, 2018, I was honored to be recognized as the Veteran of the Day and to forever become a part of the Sunset March. As a Veteran of the United Stated military, it was humbling to see the dedication made each and every day to recognize the sacrifice made by those 48 US paratroopers on 20 September 1944. I can not put to words the feeling I had while walking the bridge. A mix of sadness for their ultimate sacrifice but a feeling of pride. I am proud to be an American Veteran but I am also so proud of the people of Nijmegen for the creation of this amazing bridge and so proud of the Dutch Veterans who have taken on the task of forever remembering the sacrifices of so many during a time that seems so long ago. May we never forget those sacrifices that allow us all to live as free people today. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the Sunset March. I will forever remember that evening and forever be proud to call myself a Sunset Marcher!

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  • 17-02-2018 Robert Emil Kero

    Sunset March Veterans, especially Kees Bleijerveld, Partners, and citizens of Nijmegen, Sergeant William (Bill) Emil Kero, 82nd Airborne Division 307 Engineer Battalion Co C, was killed in action on September 20th, 1944, during the liberation of Nijmegen, fighting for the freedom of future generations. The oldest of seven children, from an American (Saxon, Wisconsin) farming family of Finnish descent, who previously lost his mother when he was 14 years old, courageously fought alongside his fellow brothers in arms in the largest airborne operation up until that point in WWII. For his extraordinary heroism, he was posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross and Ridder vierde klasse der Militaire Willems Orde.On his 97th birthday, representing the Kero family, I paid sincerest respects, to an uncle I had never met, by symbolically crossing the Waal river, during a Sunset March, bearing witness to his heroic “Sisu”, and then offering prayers for the 49 venerated soldiers voor hun Moed – Beleid – Trouw (for their Bravery – Leadership – Loyalty).Please know that the Kero family is extremely honored, and deeply moved, by the touching memorial established by the citizens of Nijmegen. We are also truly humbled by the continued dedication to both remember and honor the fallen through the Sunset March. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to ensure that this significant piece of history is never forgotten.   Robert Emil Kero (son of Robert Herman Kero, USN WWII)

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  • 16-09-2017: Tim Ruijling

    At the conclusion of the Sunset March September 16, 2017 the “veteran of the day” Colonel Jon P. Beale meets Steve Morgan who is a veteran of the fighting at Arnhem Bridge. Together they joined in the short but impressive ceremony at the end of Sunset March. Steve Morgan was very emotional and expressed his sincere gratitude to Jon Beale for the sacrifice of the 48 soldiers by saying: They died for me! After the ceremony he laid a wreath to honor the 48 American Soldiers of 82ND Airborne Division. Steve Morgan meets 82nd at Sunset March

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