This plaque is located just inside the southern wall of the church, in front of the church's bell tower. Plaque This black and gray granite plaque is attached to a rough tan field stone and is surrounded by several small flowering bushes. Along the top of the plaque are the insignia of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (left), the 82nd Airborne Division (center), and the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The plaque's bilingual English and French inscription commemorates the great sacrifice of American paratroopers during the Battle of the Bulge. 

517 PIR                       505PIR

82nd ABN DVN

________________

The Belgian Ardennes

to their Liberators

_________________

Ni les hordes nazies

Ni le froid de l'hiver

1944-1945

Ne vinrent à bout

De leur Courage

Souvenez-Vous

D'Eux"

English translation:

517 PIR                 505PIR

82nd ABN DVN

_________________

The Belgian Ardennes

to their Liberators

Neither the Nazi hordes

Nor the cold of winter

1944-1945

Diminished Their Courage

Remember Them