Veterans Day 2011 Commemorated at Florence American Cemetery
Service members and families from the U.S. military community in Italy helped commemorate Veterans Day at the Florence American Cemetery.
Service members and families from the U.S. military community in Italy helped commemorate Veterans Day at the Florence American Cemetery.
ABMC Secretary Max Cleland joined more than 500 attendees gathered at the Honolulu Memorial on Veterans Day to honor the sacrifices of U.S. service members.
ABMC commemorated the sacrifices of our war dead on Saturday, December 10, 2011 with the laying of wreaths as part of the annual Wreaths Across America (WAA) event.
During Memorial Day weekend ABMC sites throughout the world paid tribute to the more than 218,000 individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries.
On June 6, 2012 Normandy American Cemetery hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
During Veterans Day weekend ABMC sites throughout the world paid tribute to the more than 218,000 individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries.
To honor the sacrifice of the U.S. armed forces missing in action from the Vietnam War, two new pavilions and mosaic maps were dedicated at the Honolulu Memorial.
Netherlands American Cemetery observed Dodenherdenking, the Dutch version of Memorial Day. Throughout the Netherlands, the remembrance begins with two minutes of silence. At the cemetery this was then be followed by “Taps” and the playing of the U.S. and Dutch national anthems.
The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium honored the sacrifices of the nearly 6,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.
The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Luxembourg American Cemetery honored the sacrifices of the nearly 5,500 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site. Highlights from the ceremony included:
The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium honored the sacrifices of the nearly 8,500 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.
The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines honored the sacrifices of the more than 50,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.
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