WAREGEM, Belgium—President Barack Obama is paying tribute to American troops who died a century ago in the struggle to save Europe in World War I. Obama has laid a wreath at a memorial at Flanders ...

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 ...

The Germans killed Raymond Webber when he was 22, George Zellers when he was 25. Both are buried in Flanders Field American Military Cemetery in Belgium. Both have Lancaster connections, and both are ...

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 ...

WAREGEM, Belgium — President Barack Obama reached back 100 years to reinforce the U.S.-European bond, calling for a recommitment to peace Wednesday during a solemn pilgrimage to a World War I cemetery ...

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 ...

April 22, 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of chemical warfare at Flanders Fields in France. After World War I German forces first used chlorine gas on British, French, Canadian and ...

A person looking for battlefields will never run out of places to visit, especially in Europe. One of the most interesting is around the ancient city of Ypres ("Ieper" to the Belgians), located in ...

WAREGEM, Belgium - The small West Flanders city of Waregem is located some 50 miles west of Brussels. Originally a textile town because of the local flax culture, this small (population: 35,000) and ...

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 ...