Project Connects Americans to Dutch People Honoring WWII Relatives
In the decades since June West Brandt's older brother was killed in World War II, she has never forgotten her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano.
Brandt, 93, was delighted to discover that a Dutch couple, Lisa and Guido Meijers, regularly visit a marker for her brother at a Netherlands cemetery.
“It’s wonderful for me to know that someone is there,”
said Brandt, who lives near Houston. The introduction to the Meijers came through a new initiative aiming to increase connections between family members of those buried and remembered at the World War II cemetery and the Dutch people who have adopted each one.
This project has brought comfort to Brandt, knowing that her brother is being remembered by others.
Author's summary: Project connects Americans with Dutch people honoring WWII relatives.