American flags and flowers adorn the gravestones of 452 American children laid to rest in the Kaiserslautern Kindergraves during the Ramstein Area Chief's Group and German-American and International Women's Club's Kindergraves Memorial Service in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 20, 2017. The Kindergraves are the final resting place for 452 American children who died at or shortly after birth from 1952 to 1971. Every year after Mother’s Day, members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community honor their memory with a memorial service.

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