For a small country, Belgium has quite a few outsized attractions. It is known for beautifully preserved medieval cities, the cosmopolitan European Union capital of Brussels, dense green forests and a ...

US President Barack Obama, right, walks through American cemetery at Flanders Field with Belgian King Phillippe, center and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, in Waregem, Belgium, Wednesday, March ...

Text of President Barack Obama's remarks at Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, site of a significant World War I battle in northwest Belgium, as provided by the White House: Your Majesty ...

1,043 American soldiers perished in Belgium during World War I, 368 of whom are interred at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Today, Memorial Day, we remember their courage—and the courage of all ...

Over 15,000 Canadians traveled to the Flanders Fields – West Flanders region of Belgium in 2017 up nearly 120% over 2016. “We knew the centennial commemorations would have an impact however, we didn’t ...

PLOEGSTEERT, Belgium – PLOEGSTEERT, Belgium (AP) — A ceremonial guard fired three volleys into the sky Thursday as a final salute for Australian Pvt. Alan James Mather, who was buried 93 years after ...

In a quiet corner of Belgium, tucked into what is now a residential area, behind a low brick wall and evergreen hedge and just beyond an avenue of stately Linden trees, 368 American soldiers are ...

BRUSSELS -- Over 50 scouts from across Belgium converged in Waregem, a city located in the heart of Flanders Fields, Belgium, Nov. 11 at the eleventh hour, to honor veterans during the 99th ...

HEIDELBERG, Germany -- Armed with brushes, sponges and water buckets, Heidelberg's Boy Scout Troop 59 traveled 325 miles to Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Waregem, Belgium, Nov. 4-5.

Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw ...

When I first visited Flanders Fields several years ago, it was springtime. A gentle sun and puffs of soft breezes ruffled the famous red poppies among the gravestones, giving the well-kept cemeteries ...