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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.

 Atelier Veldwerk
82 Airborne Division
Foundation Friendship Albany Nijmegen
House of the Nijmegen History
Groesbeek Airborne Friends
Veterans Overbetuwe
Municipality Overbetuwe
Liberation Route Europe
Nijmegen 4 Days Marches
Veterans Foundation – De Liemers

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News

  • 2026-4-24 Sunset March board member Henk Hanenburg knighted!
  • 2025-04-03 Sunset March receives award from the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation
  • 30-09-2024 Pontoongroup 40-45
  • September 23, 2024 – Sunset March looks back on a successful Market Garden 80
  • 07-09-2024 Exhibition

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Experiences

  • 2026-10-06 William Stamper

    Traveled from Virginia Beach, VA to participate in the Sunset March on 04 Oct 2026. I am a US Navy veteran as was my father, who served on the USS DOBBIN (AD-3), a destroyer tender in the Pacific theater in WWII. It was an honor to participate in the walk and I highly recommend doing it. Vets, sign up for an evening and come do this. It is a powerful experience. And get to know the local history while you are here. Nijmegen has quite a story, some of it bittersweet with respect to the war. Let us never forget our fallen and missing comrades!

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  • 2026-09-24 Tom McCarthy

    My two brothers and I joined the Sunset March on Thursday, September 24, 2026. We were on a tour of the places south of Nijmegen (Oploo, Sint Anthonis, Overloon) where our late father had served with the 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War, and we had read about this amazing tribute paid nightly to the heroes of the US 82nd Airborne in crossing the Waal. It was a beautiful evening after a warm day and we were lucky enough to meet a contingent of women soldiers from the Dutch Army who were taking part, and to be greeted by Kees Bleijerveld, one of the march organisers. We crossed the bridge (bringing up the rear – we’re not as fit as we used to be!) and in the gathering darkness congregated around the memorial plinth to lay flowers. It was a poignant and moving experience and it was heartening to see so many young people and families paying tribute there. We will forever be grateful for having taken part. Tom McCarthy, John McCarthy, Tony McCarthy – England URL: http://www.trueloyals.com

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  • 2026-09-20 Tomas Vickerman

    Thank you for the Sunset March Dear members and volunteers of the Stichting Sunset March,I am writing from the United States simply to say thank you.I recently learned about the Sunset March and the 48 pairs of lights on De Oversteek, and I was deeply moved. That the people of Nijmegen honor the men of the 82nd Airborne who died crossing the Waal on September 20, 1944, every single evening, in every kind of weather, more than eighty years later, is a remarkable act of remembrance. Knowing what your city itself suffered during the war makes that gratitude all the more humbling.My father fought in the Second World War, and I served in the U.S. Navy in the submarine service. For veterans and their families, knowing that a community on the other side of the ocean still remembers means more than I can easily put into words.Please pass along my thanks to the veterans who walk the bridge each night. I hope this tradition continues for many generations to come, and I would be glad to know if there is any way an American supporter can help sustain it. With sincere gratitude,Tomas Vickerman

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  • 2026-08-19 Retired Maj. Gen. Shiv Jaswal (India) visits Nijmegen for the first time

    NIJMEGEN The task to Capture Nijmegen (pronouned Ni-may-gun) Bridge across the Waal River was assigned to US 82 Airborne Division. Due to various operational constraints assault to capture the bridge was delayed. The first wave of assault troops had sappers who were required to render safe the Far Bank of mines and other obstacles. The Bridge was finally captured with the loss of 48 US Paratroopers. Sunset March. Every evening at Sunset, a handful of men and women march/walk across the Bridge. There are 48 Lamp Posts, that light up one by one as one marches ahead. After a distance of about 800 metres there are steps leading down to a Memorial. There in solemn ceremony and respect to the Bravehearts we salute and the March gets over. “Team 31,” manages the daily March. At the start Point of the March I was met by Mr Henk Deelen of the Airborne Force. He briefed me on the March and mentioned that this is the First time an Indian Veteran has participated. Thanks to AI that one got to know about the Sunset March. Exactly at Sunset which on 19 August was at 2056 hrs, the March commenced, there were four of us. It took us about twelve minutes to complete the March. At the Memorial we saluted and I was formally presented a Certificate and a ‘Coffee Table Book’. The Book covers the assault and capture of the Bridge. It also has family background details of almost all the 48 bravehearts. These details have been painstakingly obtained from their relatives. Details of a few remaining are abeing obtained. A worthy visit, which I recommend. Veterans don’t forget to apply for the “Sunrise March”. Retired Maj. Gen. Shiv Jaswal (India)

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  • 2026-08-15 Eric Bellew

    On behalf of John McMenemy and the Cardiff Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association, we would like to express our great pride in taking part in the Veterans Sunset March. A beautiful evening commemorating and remembering the ultimate sacrifice made by our brothers of the 82nd ABN Div.Ad Unum Omnes

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