When the priest asked parishioners to "adopt" the graves of Americans in the nearby U.S. Military Cemetery at Margraten, The Netherlands, Harry Van Der Tuyn thought it might be a small but altogether fitting means of repaying the liberators of his country. At first his soldier was unknown to Van Der Tuyn, except for the name Pfc. Edward John Magee on the plain white marker.
That was seven years ago, and Van Der Tuyn and his wife have faithfully performed their task ever since. They prayed for the fallen soldier and, on Memorial...
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