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(12 Sep 2024)
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Margraten, Netherlands - 11 September 2024
1. Grave adopters Ton Hermes, Maria Kleijnen and Royce Taylor's grandson, Scott Taylor walking in the American Military Cemetery in Margraten
2. Various of Hermes, Kleijnen and Scott Taylor waking
3. Pan of Maria Kleijnen laying flowers on the grave of Royce Taylor
4. Scott Taylor, Royce Taylor's grandson kneeling by the grave of his grandfather
5. Close of Royce Taylor's grave
6. Royce Taylor's grave adopter holding a photo of Royce Taylor's
UPSOUND (English) Ton Hermes, Royce Taylor's grave adopter:
”He looks like Elvis.”
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Taylor, Royce Taylor's grandson:
“I see my dad, my dad had blue eyes. My two brothers have blue eyes. I got my mom's brown eyes, so it's fun to see a coloured copy of that.”
UPSOUND (English) Ton Hermes, Royce Taylor's grave adopter:
”Very nice.”
8. Tilt down to a photo of Royce Taylor's
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Taylor, Royce Taylor's grandson:
”So I'm very grateful. I can't say it enough to Ton and Maria, that I really am grateful for their efforts to be able to remember my grandfather, and then also help other Dutch families to remember the others that are here in this cemetery. “
11. Ton Hermes, Maria Kleijnen and Scott Taylor near grave
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ton Hermes, Royce Taylor's grave adopter:
”All the soldiers that I remembered here are adopted. We expect from the adopters that they visit the grave regularly, birthday, the day he died, Memorial Day in May, and Christmas. There are always people here running around with flowers and going to their to their soldier. So that is the only thing we expect from the adopter. If possible, they can get in touch with the American family. A lot of American families don't know there is an adoption program. So it's important that people know and that they contact, us because for them, it's a big comfort knowing that someone is looking after grandfather or father here in the Netherlands.”
13. Hermes, Kleijnen and Scott Taylor waking in the American Cemetery visitors centre
14. Pan shot of photos showing the moments of the Netherlands liberation in 1944 - 1945
15. SOUNDBITE( English) Ton Hermes, Royce Taylor's grave adopter:
”…And today it's 9/11. So it's it's a day which shows that democracy and liberty is very fragile. So that is why I think it's important to adopt a grave, and to think about what he did for our liberty, that democracy is vulnerable. And I think when you look around here, this is the best preacher for peace, a cemetery like this.”
16. Tilt shot of Scott Taylor showing the WWII fighter jet airplane photo to Ton Hermes, Maria Kleijnen
17. Close-up of WWII fighter jet airplane photo displayed on the Scott Taylor's phone
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Taylor, Royce Taylor's grandson:
19. Wide shot of the American Military Cemetery in Margraten
20. Close of Royce Taylor's grave with flowers
STORYLINE:
In the rolling hills of the southern Netherlands, locals have vowed to never forget the American and other Allied soldiers who gave their lives fighting Nazi Germany and helping to liberating towns and villages from World War II Nazi occupation.

Nowhere is the deep-rooted gratitude of the post-war generations more clear than in the 65.5 acres of manicured lawns and white marble headstones of the Netherlands American Cemetery on a hill just outside the village of Margraten.

The hallowed burial ground is hosting a concert Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the liberation of the Netherlands.












Taylor agreed.



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