About the ABMC
ABMC is an agency of the executive branch of the federal government, honoring the service, achievements and sacrifices of the U.S. armed forces abroad since April 6, 1917. ABMC manages and maintains 26 cemeteries and 30 federal memorials, monuments, and commemorative markers throughout the world. The commission also maintains three memorials in the United States.
Media Contact
For U.S.-based press queries, contact
Alison Bettencourt at bettencourta@abmc.gov.
For Europe-based press queries, contact
Hélène Chaulin at chaulinh@abmc.gov.
Download this infographic to see where ABMC sites are located throughout the world.
On January 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. there will be a ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in memory of the service members who died during the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno. Events this day also will include the illumination of over 7,800 graves.
