Established by Congress in 1923, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) commemorates the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces. ABMC manages 24 overseas military cemeteries, and 25 memorials, monuments, and markers. Nearly all the cemeteries and memorials specifically honor those who served in World War I or World War II.

The sacrifice of more than 218,000 U.S. servicemen and women is memorialized at these locations. Nearly 125,000 American war dead are buried at ABMC cemeteries, with an additional 94,000 individuals commemorated on Tablets of the Missing.

Learn more about ABMC and its mission by watching “Fields of Honor,” experiencing the Pointe du Hoc or Normandy educational interactives, searching one of our databases or reading more about our commemorative sites.

Normandy Webcam
View a live, camera feed from Normandy American Cemetery France.

The Battle of Pointe du Hoc
Learn the story of the Army Rangers who fought the D-Day battle of Pointe du Hoc.

Learn about the work completed to stabilize the cliffs and German observation bunker at Pointe du Hoc.

The Normandy Campaign
Learn the story of the Normandy Campaign from D-Day through the liberation of Paris.

Normandy Visitor Center / Le Visitor Center
Watch a video about the Normandy Visitor’s Center.
Learn more about the Normandy Visitor’s Center.
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Hallowed Grounds
“Hallowed Grounds” is a documentary that offers a rare look at ABMC’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and how our country keeps faith with her fallen. Learn more about this documentary.

World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Visit the ABMC World War II Memorial website and World War II Registry.