As a Hawk tradition, every Veteran's Day, the squadron goes to the American
Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, to honor its fallen
comrades. The 23rd Fighter Squadron is the only fighter squadron in Europe that has fallen
comrades buried in Europe. These fallen men were killed in action during World Wars I and II.
Although rainy, the day was quite memorable. The protocol for the day is that the squadron members wear their service dress and present wreathes at the grave of each of the fallen Hawks. In addition to placing wreathes at the graves,
the squadron members give each
comrade a moment of silence and conclude with snapping to attention and saluting the grave. It's pretty touching, to say the least, and something that we were honored to take part in...and going to the American
Cemeteries is definitely something everyone should take the opportunity of doing if they come to Europe.
As a Hawk tradition, every Veteran's Day, the squadron goes to the American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium, to honor its fallen comrades. The 23rd Fighter Squadron is the only fighter squadron in Europe that has fallen comrades buried in Europe. These fallen men were killed in action during World Wars I and II.
Although rainy, the day was quite memorable. The protocol for the day is that the squadron members wear their service dress and present wreathes at the grave of each of the fallen Hawks. In addition to placing wreathes at the graves, 
the squadron members give each comrade a moment of silence and conclude with snapping to attention and saluting the grave. It's pretty touching, to say the least, and something that we were honored to take part in...and going to the American Cemeteries is definitely something everyone should take the opportunity of doing if they come to Europe.
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