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Manila American Cemetery to close early Dec. 15

12/13/2023

Manila American Cemetery and its visitor center will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2023.

Richard Rossi at Robert Baileys grave, Normandy American Cemetery, June 2023

WWII veteran visits his best friend's grave for the first time at Normandy American Cemetery, 79 years after the Allied landings

12/5/2023

"Robert, you know, we won the war!"

Back in June, Ohio native and WWII veteran Richard Rossi visited his best friend's grave for the first time at Normandy American Cemetery.

Picture of St. Mihiel American Cemetery Credits: American Battle Monuments Commission/ Uth

St. Mihiel American Cemetery adorns headstones with the public as part of French tradition for All-Saints Day

11/15/2023

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Closure of ABMC Cemeteries due to Storm Ciaran

11/2/2023

Due to the presence of Storm Ciaran in northwestern Europe, several ABMC cemeteries and monuments are temporarily closed. These include:

American Eagle at Lorraine American Cemetery

ABMC documentary to be screened at the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City

10/23/2023

To mark a hundred years of commemoration, ABMC released a unique 56-minute documentary, "Our Promise: 100 years of the American Battle Monuments Commission."

American Flag at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France

Veterans Day 2023 at ABMC

10/20/2023

This November, ABMC will commemorate Veterans Day throughout its cemeteries across the world to pay tribute to the men and women buried

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery. Credits: ABMC_Don Savage

102-year-old World War II veteran returns to homeland, visits Sicily-Rome American Cemetery

10/13/2023

Dominick Critelli, an Italian-born American World War II veteran who landed in Normandy and served in the Battle of the Bulge, visited Sicily-Rome American Cemetery

American Battle Monuments Commission and Office National des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre (ONAC-VG) to co-host the annual meeting of the European Contact Group in Paris

10/12/2023

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ABMC Centennial book released in partnership with the Smithsonian American Art Museum

ABMC and the Smithsonian American Art Museum partner to release unique centennial book

10/11/2023

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) has partnered with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and created a unique book “Time Will Not Dim – ABMC A Century of Service, 1923 – 2023,” which will officially launch Oct.