Memorial Day – May 29, 2024
This year’s Memorial Day (the U.S. equivalent of Anzac Day) is also the 82nd anniversary of the US Armed Forces encampment in New Zealand from 1942-44.
The public are invited to join a commemoration service jointly hosted by the Kāpiti U.S.Marines Trust (KUSMT) and...
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Kia ora
The Kāpiti US Marines Trust and the New Zealand American Association
Warmly invite you to attend a flag raising & wreath laying ceremony to commemorate
MEMORIAL DAY
Venue: United States Marines Memorial.
Address: Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekākāriki. Enter from State Highway 1 after...
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Allie Webber, member of the Kāpiti US Marines Trust talks about this unique part of New Zealand history now been immortalised in a new website.
In the early 1940s, Paekākāriki village was home to 500 locals and about 15,000 US Marines.
This unique part of New Zealand history has now been immorta...
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