Margraten Cemetery Sources

FOIA documents related to the removal of panels honoring Black American soldiers at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

  • Foreign DEI.pdf

    This 19 to 21 March 2025 email thread concerns a review of ABMC materials under a March 2025 Presidential Action. On 20 March staff recommended removing the Netherlands American Cemetery panel, and Charles Djou directed that it be rotated to avoid raising the administrations ire. In a later message, Djou said to keep a panel in storage during the Trump administration.

  • American history at ABMC.pdf

    In this 28 March 2025 email, Charles Djou asks staff to review ABMC materials in light of Executive Order 14253 titled Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History. He says it does not expressly target ABMC but asks for a review to avoid media attention or visitor complaints.