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Ceremony preparations at Normandy American Cemetery

Published May 22, 2019

Staff at Normandy American Cemetery is actively involved in the preparations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings Ceremony of June 6. Please note that in the days leading to the event:

  • access to the overlook (orientation table) will be closed due to renovation works until the afternoon of June 6, 2019.
  • the cemetery live webcam will temporarily not stream due to ceremony preparations; live is plannted to resume several days after the commemorations.
  • access to the graves will be restricted for both maintenance and ceremony preparations and is planned to re-open several days after the commemorations.

The Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center re-opened on June 1.

The cemetery remains open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Please direct all queries pertaining to the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings and the June 6 ceremony to dday75@abmc.gov and all other queries to the cemetery staff at normandy@abmc.gov.

The American Battle Monuments Commission appreciates the public’s understanding for the inconvenience. 

 

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About ABMC

The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. 

Since March 4, 1923, the ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. 

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