The renovated visitor center at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery will be dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 28, 2017, immediately following the Memorial Day ceremony.  One of the new films featured in the visitor center, “Never to be Forgotten: Soldiers of the Meuse-Argonne,” is now available online.

This seven minute film serves as an orientation to the cemetery, and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Through historic and modern-day imagery, and recollections from letters, a clearer perspective of the true cost of war is presented. The film touches on the intense fighting of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It discusses how family members had to select repatriation to the United States for burial, or permanent interment in an American, overseas cemetery. It covers the Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages that gave women the opportunity to visit their son or husband’s burial location overseas. The film also includes details about how African-American women were treated during these pilgrimages. 

The visitor gains a better understanding of the Great War, the sacrifice of the individuals who perished fighting in the region, and the role of ABMC through this film, exhibit panels, photographs, personal stories, historic maps, and interactive kiosks.

Attendance is always free, and tickets nor reservations are required.