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.
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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…
26-08-2024 Alan Driver
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
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
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…
01-06-2024 John Solem
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…
13-05-2024 Sean Wallace
Thank You! It was an honour to serve as the Veteran of the Day for the Sunset March. As a former member of the 8th Canadian Hussars with a number of WW2 8th Hussars buried in Groesbeek and the grandson of a soldier who served with the Canadian Scottish Regiment buried in Groesbeek, taking part was incredibly meaningful for me and my family. Thank you Team Sunset March and Team31. Sean Wallace
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…
17-04-2024 Lawrence Lundt
Sir, Good morning! As a proud veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion 325th AIR and 2nd Battalion 505th PIR, it was an honor and privilege to do the Sunset March. The Dutch do not forget! I wish I could express how humbling and honorable that is. It means everything. Most Americans seem to have forgotten that those men traded all of their tomorrows for our today. The Dutch don’t forget and in doing so, honor themselves and all…