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On Dec.14, the American Battle Monuments Commission hosted a ceremony at Luxembourg American Cemetery to commemorate the U.S. and allied forces who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago.
Battle of the Bulge Commemoration on X
This month, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Luxembourg American Cemetery is the final resting place of 5,070 service members, many of whom lost their lives in the Battle of the Bulge and in the advance to the Rhine River.
Learn more about the cemetery: abmc.gov/luxembourg
Veterans Day Commemoration on X
ABMC Chairman U.S. Army Gen. (Ret.) Michael X. Garrett, ABMC Commissioner U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Michael E. Smith and ABMC Secretary Charles K. Djou attended public and private events, respectively, at Manila American Cemetery, Naval Monument at Gibraltar and Cambridge American Cemetery to commemorate Veterans Day. Continue reading: abmc.gov/news-events/ne
Veterans Day 2024 on Facebook
ABMC remembers the code talkers on X
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, ABMC remembers the code talkers who fought in World War I and World War II. One of them was Pvt. Andrew Perry, buried in Rhone American Cemetery. Perry was born in 1920 into a family of Choctaw origin. He was one of the 7,500 Native Americans who enlisted in the U.S. Army. He is honored in ABMC’s centennial documentary “Our Promise” youtu.be/-XIHcQQc-nM?si
D-Day 80: WWII Veteran Carver McGriff recounts his experience of Normandy on Youtube
“They were willing to stand up and go out and not all of them came back.”
Carver McGriff stormed Utah Beach on D-Day +1. Since that day, he has returned to Normandy multiple times to honor the men he served alongside who did not make it home.
This week, Carver and fellow WWII veterans returned to the Normandy American Cemetery to recognize the 80 years that have passed since June 6, 1944. #DDay80 #WeRemember