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Cemetery Alert

Update on the Memorial Day ceremony at Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery

Published May 25, 2021

This year, the Memorial Day ceremony at Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery will be marked by a flyover.
While the ceremony will be cordoned off, visitors will still be able to view elements of the ceremony including the flyover.

Fore more information, please contact the cemetery staff.

To ensure our global audience can still remember with us, the ABMC will broadcast two virtual ceremonies on Memorial Day on Facebook and YouTube @usabmc.

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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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