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Rik’s father was 1st Lieutenant John S.S. Peirson, a member of the 75th Infantry Division<\/strong>, who was killed at the age of 32 on Christmas Day 1944<\/strong>, on the hill of La Roumi\u00e8re in Erez\u00e9e<\/strong>. Mobilized in the army only a few days after his son’s birth, the time the father and son shared was unfortunately cut short.<\/p>\n\n

In 2019, Rik Peirson decided to make the trip to Europe for the first time. After visiting his father’s grave in the Military Cemetery of Henri-Chapelle<\/strong><\/a>, he visited the Bastogne War Museum<\/strong><\/a>. There he discovered the reconstitution of the lieutenant’s tombstone, alongside 16 other tombs reproduced to pay tribute to the 24,000 victims of the Battle of the Bulge<\/strong><\/a>. It was a very poignant moment for the son who was separated too early from his father.<\/p>\n\n

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