News & Events

ABMC is an agency of the executive branch of the federal government, honoring the service, achievements and sacrifices of the U.S. armed forces abroad since 1917.

News

ABMC seal
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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
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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
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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
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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

Events

Brookwood American Cemetery ©ABMC-WarrickPage
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Brookwood American Cemetery will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 12, 2023, at 2 p.m. local time.

Attendance is free and open to the public.

Corozal Virtual 360
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Corozal American Cemetery will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2023, at 9 a.m. local time.

Attendance is free and open to the public.

Suresnes American Cemetery video
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Suresnes American Cemetery will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. local time.

Attendance is free and open to the public.

Rows of headstones in autumn at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery will host its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2023, at 11 a.m. local time.

Attendance is free and open to the public.