The monument 'Two Bridges' (‘Twee Bruggen’) in Groningen (municipality of Groningen) consists of a Maple Leaf with an upright Corten steel plaque. The Maple Leaf is a Sugar Maple tree. The text is cut out of the steel.
The text on the plaque reads:
‘TWO BRIDGES’
WE BUILD A BRIDGE TO THE PAST
IT IS APRIL 16, 1945
THEY ARE HERE
AND CANNOT MOVE FORWARD, THE CANADIANS
BOTH BRIDGES AT THE LOCK ARE OPEN
AND WHILE POP, JACOB-JAN, AND JAN DIJKEMA
ARE LOWERING ONE – AT THE RISK OF THEIR OWN LIVES –
DEATH FALLS ON BOTH SIDES
ROY COFFIN, WHO COVERED THE DIJKEMAS,
IS ONE OF THEM.
ONWARD TO DELFZIJL! A DECISIVE DAY.
REMEMBER AND ACT LIKE ROY,
WHO BUILT A BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE…
YOU ARE HERE.
