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Photos
President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Jr. and ABMC Secretary Charles K. Djou Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau, France 2024
Videos
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923 as an independent federal agency to oversee its sacred mission in perpetuity.
“Memorial Day is not just a date on a calendar. It’s a sacred pause.”
Memorial Day is a special day to honor our nation’s fallen in solemn remembrance and pay tribute to those buried or memorialized at our 26 cemeteries and 31 memorials around the world.
"Behind every cross is a story." 🇺🇸 Cpl. Frank M. Elliott is one of the 9,388 personal stories behind the crosses at Normandy American Cemetery.
His daughter, DeRonda Elliott, shares his story and discusses the legacy of those who served on D-Day.
“The sacrifices that all the Allied men and women made is appreciated, respected, and definitely not forgotten.”
The daughter of Staff Sergeant Stephen Coleman, Carol Donahue, shares insights into the soldiers' mindset upon their arrival at Normandy's Utah Beach on June 6, 1944.
Interactives
Learn about the “friendly invasion” of Great Britain by the United States during WWII. Their mutually beneficial relationship deepened during the war when hundreds of thousands of Americans came through the British Isles.
Follow the path of Allied forces from the first crossings into mainland Italy through the eve of subsequent amphibious landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
Pilots battled air-to-air to gain control of the sky. While the United States did not officially enter the war until nearly three years after it began, the “Flying Yanks” of World War I were into the fight well before that.
Allied forces fought fierce battles up the boot of Italy during World War II. By the fall of 1944, after more than a year of arduous campaigning, Rome and most of Italy had been liberated.
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