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Media & Appearances

The latest news about the Forever Promise Project from all major international media outlets. For Media Inquiries, please fill out the form on our Contact Page.

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‘It’s a symbol of our ongoing promise’

The American Legion Magazine

U.S ambassador to the Netherlands discusses diplomatic effects of Dutch grave adoptions.

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The Forever Promise

May 21, 2026

The American Legion Magazine

‘The Monuments Men’ author Robert Edsel’s new quest aims to connect U.S. families with Dutch grave adopters.

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Dutch families tend US WWII graves since 1946. The job isn't done

May 19, 2026

The Providence Journal

There are 70 Rhode Islanders buried there, 58 of whom remain without a connection between the Dutch who care for the graves and the relatives in the United States.

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Virginia man meets Dutch firefighter who cares for his WWII father's grave: 'Cannot thank you enough'

February 13, 2026

WTVR-TV

An 82-year-old Powhatan man has found healing through an unexpected connection with a Dutch volunteer who tends to his father's grave thousands of miles away.

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Forever Promise Project connects American families with Dutch adopters caring for WWII graves

December 20, 2025

WTVR-TV

It measures only 65 acres, but Netherlands American Cemetery is one of the most solemn pieces of real estate in U.S. history...

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Project connects Americans to the Dutch people who honor their relatives at World War II cemetery

October 14, 2025

AP News

In the decades since June West Brandt’s older brother was killed in World War II, her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano has never been far from her mind.

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Family connections sought for WWII cemetery in The Netherlands

September 3, 2025

The American Legion

The Forever Promise Project seeks to link more U.S. families to devoted Dutch grave adopters.

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The Forever Promise Project: Honoring and Remembering Fallen WWII American Soldiers in the Netherlands

May 15, 2025

FindaGrave.com

In 1945, following the end of WWII, a letter arrived at City Hall in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was from a young American war widow, Mabel Rose Feil.

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From ‘The Monuments Men’ to ‘Remember Us’

August 27, 2025

The American Legion

Best-selling author Robert Edsel calls on Legionnaires to share next-of-kin information with grave adopters in The Netherlands and launch a similar program in the United States.

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Nieuw initiatief wil meer nabestaanden Amerikaanse soldaten in contact brengen met mensen die in Margraten graf hebben geadopteerd

April 19, 2025

De Limburger

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Number One New York Times Bestselling Author, Robert M. Edsel, to Release Remember Us With Harper Horizon on April 29, 2025

January 15, 2025

Yahoo Finance

Author of The Monuments Men releases his highly anticipated next book, "a deeply moving work of art, and one you will indeed remember long after you put it down."

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