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    Army National Guard Soldiers take part in World War I Centennial Commemoration in Belgium [Image 7 of 25]

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    A middle-aged man wearing a black '37th Infantry Division, United States Army' t-shirt stands beside a white marble military grave marker in a well-maintained cemetery. The headstone bears the inscription 'LEW W. MILLER, SERGT. 146 INF 37 DIV, OHIO, NOV. 1, 1918', indicating a World War I soldier from Ohio. A bouquet of fresh flowers has been placed at the base of the cross.

    WAREGEM, BELGIUM

    08.05.2018

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann 

    Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

    Danny de Schepper, of Oudenaarde, Belgium, stands near the grave of Sgt. Lew Miller at the Flanders Field American Cemetery Aug. 5, 2018, in Waregem, Belgium. For the past four years, De Schepper has adopted the grave of Miller and visits about once a month to place flowers. Miller was killed Nov. 1, 1918, while serving in the 146th Infantry, 37th Division during the Ypres-Lys campaign.

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2018
    Date Posted: 09.26.2018 13:13
    Photo ID: 4769979
    VIRIN: 180805-Z-AN559-001
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 9.69 MB
    Location: WAREGEM, BE
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