SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2004
BEEK, HOLLAND - LIBERATION MEMORIAL

Liberation Memorial

Designed and built by a local citizen, it's five columns have the dual meaning of the 5 areas of Beek as well as a hand reaching to the sky. 

508th Emblem

Imbedded in the center of the Memorial

Left to Right
(Front Row)     Walter Barrett, Leonard Sacharoff, Ernie Lamson
(Second Row)  Guido Pelini, Don Dicks, Edward Wenzel, Darrell Apple, Harry Hudec, Francis Williamson, Bob Speers, Louis Manion, Meint Alberts (local resident who designed the Memorial)
(Third Row)      George Miles, Armondo Ortiz, Herman Schoolcraft

Left to Right
(Row 1, kneeling)  Leonard Sacharoff
(Row 2, kneeling)  Darrell Apple, Walter Barrett (partially hidden), Louis Manion, Armondo Ortiz
(Row 3, standing)  Guido Pelini, Don Dicks, Herman Schoolcraft, Edward Wenzel,  Harry Hudec, Francis Williamson, Bob Speers, Ernie Lamson, George Miles

(Photo courtesy Ellen peters)

Left to Right
Beek Mayor, Jan Silver (widow of Walter), Armondo Ortiz, Kristine Nymoen (daughter of Frank Staples)