National WWII Glider Pilots Association

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National WWII Glider Pilots Association emblem 1971-2018    Troop Carrier Command     Tweleth Air Force Wings of WWII Glider Pilots Association                  



SICILY   BURMA   NORMANDY   SOUTHERN FRANCE   HOLLAND   BASTOGNE   RHINE CROSSING   LUZON

The background tree on the Glider Pilot's Group and Campaign KIA page is the Red Maple dedicated under which the memorial plaque to the WWII Glider Pilots rests. The WWII Glider Pilot's memorial is located in section 33 at Arlingotn National Cemetery. The memorial tree is pleasently growing just below Arlington House.

In the background is Arlington House, a beautiful backdrop for this memorial. Photo taken on Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.


Looking from Arlington House the Tree looks over the many graves in Arlington section 33. Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014

The bill to erect the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery was first introduced on May 5, 1981. Ten years later the memorial was placed and dedicated on 14 March 1991.

Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.

In memory of our heroic dead of WW II - Who shall be forever young. The National WWII Glider Pilots Association "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" 14 March 1991 Veterans Day Nov 11, 2014.

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