Project connects Americans to the Dutch people who honor their relatives at World War II cemetery
October 13, 2025
A new initiative aims to increase the number of connections between the family members of those buried and remembered at a World War II cemetery in the Netherlands and the Dutch people who have adopted each one. The project was spurred on by “The Monuments Men” author Robert Edsel, whose newest book “Remember Us” tells the story of the cemetery’s adoption program. An official with the Dutch foundation that facilitates the adoptions said that only about 20% to 30% of the adopters and families are in contact currently.