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Eighteen teachers paid a visit to Sicily-Rome American Cemetery yesterday as part the Understanding Sacrifice: World War II in the Mediterranean education program. The teachers, who have been preparing for this field study for nearly a year,  received a guided visit from cemetery staff.  

Temporary fences cordon off the construction area.

As the centennial of America's official involvement in World War I approaches, renovation work on the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Visitor Center continues to progress.

American forces in the Pacific during World War II faced challenges never before experienced by the U.S. military.

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), an agency of the U.S. federal government, manages America's overseas cemeteries from World War I and World War II. This Memorial Day learn more about this agency that protects the memory of our fallen overseas.

Historic image showing Victor and Johnny in uniform sitting on curb.

The newly released non-fiction book, When the Akimotos Went to War: An Untold Story of Family, Patriotism and Sacrifice during World War II, captures the story of three Japanese-American brothers—Victor, Johnny, and Ted Akimoto—who volunteered for military service while their family members were forced into an internment camp.

Attendees gather in the grave area for the adoption ceremony.

On September 12th, 1944, nine Americans were killed in Vesoul, France during the town’s liberation. The town adopted the graves of five of the men that are buried in Epinal American Cemetery.

During World War II more than 16 million Americans served our country. They came from the industrial cities of the Great Lakes to the farms of the Midwest.

Headstones decorated with flowers and photos.

Thousands of white marble headstones dot the landscape at Netherlands American Cemetery, where more than 8,000 Americans that lost their lives in World War II eternally rest.

A member of the French military salutes as he faces the memorial.

French and American officials gathered today at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Lafayette Escadrille aeronautical unit of World War I.