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Following the war, a group of citizens in one corner of Europe decided they would oversee the graves of fallen Allied combatants.

New York Times best-selling author Robert Edsel, known for “The Monuments Men,” joins NewsNation to discuss his new Memorial Day release: “Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and A Forever Promise Forged in World War II.” The book takes a deep dive into the enduring legacy of the Greatest Generation.

With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began arriving at town halls across the southern Netherlands. Postmarked from big cities and small
towns, from those of privilege and those barely scraping by, each one contained a heartbreaking request similar to that of a young widow from Demopolis, Alabama.

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Robert Edsel discussed the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II and chronicled the lives of American soldiers who were killed in action and buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery near the city of Margrate

Randy and Robert talk about his work chronologically, following the heroic efforts of military men and women around the world, and much more.

After World War II, my dear friend, Emilie, traveled to Texas to comfort the families of those lost.

Eighty years have passed since the United States played a crucial role in liberating the Netherlands during World War II. This spring, the Embassy of the Netherlands in the United States brought people together at the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, for the annual Freedom Concert on May 5.

Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed to preserving year-round the memories of those killed while fighting to liberate the continent