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At the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial there is the Tablet of the Missing upon which the names and particulars of the 5,126 Missing in Action, lost or buried at sea, or those "Unknowns" (see picture below) whose remains could not be identified are listed. In this photo you can see the wall behind one of four statues representing the men lost. This photo shows the Airman. The other statues are of a soldier, a sailor, and a Coast Guardsman.
Across the top of the wall is a portion of the dedication by President Eisenhower from the "Golden Book" which is at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It reads:
The Americans, whose names here appear,
were part of the price that free men
for the second time this century
have been forced to pay to defend
human liberty and rights
all who shall hereafter live in freedom
will be here reminded that to these men and their comrades
we owe a debt to be paid
with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice
and the high resolve that the cause for which they died
shall live eternally
were part of the price that free men
for the second time this century
have been forced to pay to defend
human liberty and rights
all who shall hereafter live in freedom
will be here reminded that to these men and their comrades
we owe a debt to be paid
with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice
and the high resolve that the cause for which they died
shall live eternally
The book is located here.
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