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Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the grave of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, center, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the grave of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, center, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, left, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen, left, talk as they look at a picture of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, left, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen, left, talk as they look at a picture of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Flag bearers of the the 101st Airborne Division, known as Screaming Eagles, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, rehearse for a commemoration eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Flag bearers of the the 101st Airborne Division, known as Screaming Eagles, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, rehearse for a commemoration eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, center, Ton Hermes and Maria Kleijnen stand next to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, center, Ton Hermes and Maria Kleijnen stand next to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, left, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen walk to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, left, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen walk to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the sun illuminates some of the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the sun illuminates some of the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, right, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen stand next to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, right, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen stand next to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the sun illuminates some of the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the sun illuminates some of the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands a white rose was put at the grave of Hyman Ackerman, a technician 5th grade with the 411th Quartermaster Company, 17th Airborne Division, who died on March 24, 1945, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands a white rose was put at the grave of Hyman Ackerman, a technician 5th grade with the 411th Quartermaster Company, 17th Airborne Division, who died on March 24, 1945, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands Ton Hermes holds a picture of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, next to his grave at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands Ton Hermes holds a picture of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, next to his grave at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the grave of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, center, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands the grave of Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, center, stands among the 8,288 crosses and Star of David headstones at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands a visitor pushes a stroller at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands a visitor pushes a stroller at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, right, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen, left, walk to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Eighty years after the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, Scott Taylor, right, Ton Hermes, center, and Maria Kleijnen, left, walk to the grave of Scott's grandfather Second Lt. Royce Taylor, a bombardier with the 527 Bomb Squadron, at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)