The White House Commission On National Moment of Remembrance held a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, November 15, 2004 honoring the 763 Leopoldville victims. For more information regarding this tribute & a luncheon that was held for survivors & families of soldiers killed, click on my Pictures page and then Remembrance Tribute.
Note: 160 people (survivors & relatives of soldiers killed) from the following 23 states attended the ceremony and luncheon.
AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV.
To Learn more about the White House Commiaion on National Moment of Remembrance, visit their web site at www.remember.gov/
Allan Andrade
Leopoldville Disaster Author/Historian