Clark Veterans Cemetery is located about 50 miles north of Manila, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
It is one of only two American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries open to new burials.
More than 8,800 servicemembers and their family members rest here – Americans and Filipinos side by side.
The Honolulu Memorial is located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known by many as the Punchbowl, in Hawaii. The names of nearly 29,000 service members are recorded on a total of eight panels within the Courts of the Missing a that sits atop the cemetery. The memorial was established by ABMC to honor the sacrifices and achievements of American armed forces in the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War. The memorial grew in 1980 to include the missing of the Vietnam War.
In keeping with our promise that time shall not dim the glory of their deeds, ABMC is committed to continue our traditions in whatever form they must take.
This year, on Memorial Day, we gather virtually to remember our nation’s fallen service members and honor their selfless service, courage, and sacrifice.
We honor more than 200,000 service members every day of every year
Since its creation in 1923, #MemorialDay has been commemorated at ABMC around the world.
Every year on the last Monday of May, we commemorate Memorial Day.
Superintendent Bert Caloud and he and his staff continue to honor our fallen during covid-19.
Throughout the world, the ABMC team’s determination to honor our fallen never waivers.T
Our commemoration duties are of the utmost importance. Despite the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, this Memorial Day, we will uphold our commitment.
