The agency charged with keeping watch over America's overseas military cemeteries chose its 103rd birthday to open something new to the public, unveiling an online archive of thousands of artifacts ...
One hundred fifty World War II U.S. veterans, along with volunteers and representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), were present at Normandy American Cemetery in France to ...
Not all casualties of war make it home. In many cases, Memorial Day will still be observed at their graves. The American Battle Monuments Commission operates 26 burial grounds on foreign soil. The ...
On Monday, we honored our fallen soldiers who rest in cemeteries across the globe. I have had the unique opportunity to have worked at three of 26 cemeteries operated by the American Battle Monuments ...
As a three-time commissioner for the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), I’ve had the privilege of attending significant events like D-Day commemorations since the Obama administration. Each ...
Sgt. Matthew Wantroba, a member of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), shakes hands with Gilbert Charleston, a veteran of WWII and the Battle of the Bulge, at an American Battlefield Monument ...
BONY, France — The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on ...