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On May 28, 1918 the American 1st Division led an assault on the town of Cantigny, France, making it the first divisional attack by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I.
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery will have altered hours on Saturday, May 26, 2018 because of the Memorial Day Ceremony.
The Normandy Visitor Center will be closed on Sunday, May 27, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to coincide with the Memorial Day Ceremony. The visitor center will reopen at 12:30 p.m.
Kentucky provided over 84,000 to serve in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Of these, 2,418 died. The 38th (National Guard) Division drew units and troops from Kentucky, and the 84th Division drew many selected servicemen from Kentucky as wel…
Nearly 20,000 visitors came to Netherlands American Cemetery May 2-6, 2018 to walk the cemetery grounds and experience Faces of Margraten.
In mid-1942 Japanese forces attacked the Aleutians, a series of islands running southwest from the Alaska Peninsula. Meant to distract the American fleet from the planned attack on Midway Island, Japanese forces captured Attu Island and Kiska Island…
In World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, millions of Americans served far from home. In the various conflicts, service members fought in the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. They traversed mountains in Italy, France, Korea and Vietnam.
Kansas provided approximately 80,000 men to the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Of these, 6,480 were lost to causalities, accidents, and disease.
Belleau, France – The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) announces commemorations of Memorial Day and the World War I Centennial of the Battle of Belleau Wood and Operations in the Aisne-Marne region.
Chateau-Thierry, France – The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) announces the official inauguration of its new Chateau-Thierry American Monument Visitor Center on Hill 204 on May 27, 2018 at 7 p.m.
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