The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923 as an independent federal agency to oversee its sacred mission in perpetuity.
Shown in the visitor center at Netherlands American Cemetery, this 15-minute film gives powerful insight into the true cost of war in Europe during World War II, through both historic and modern-day imagery as well as recollections from letters by service members and family members.
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was created in 1923 to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the U.S. Armed Forces.
More than 200,000 American fallen and Missing in Action (MIA) are interred and honored at our cemeteries and memorials.
More than a half million Americans gave their life during World War I and World War II. They died fighting to protect freedom and democracy around the world. Hear family members remember those they lost, who are buried overseas in North Africa American Cemetery.
The Journey Back profiles the story of SSgt. Max Chotin who died November 3, 1945, nearly six months after the war in Europe had ended.
More than 50 men and women from the American World War II Orphans Network (AWON) will travel together to Netherlands American Cemetery for Memorial Day Weekend 2015 to visit the final resting place of their fathers. Follow along on their journey as they visit these hallowed grounds.
On May 8, 1945 World War II ended in Europe. This piece was produced by the United News Company in 1945. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
ABMC Secretary Max Cleland remembers the sacrifice of our fallen this Memorial Day weekend.
Established by Congress in 1923, ABMC manages 26 overseas military cemeteries, and 29 memorials, monuments, and markers.
This World War II cemetery includes the graves of more than 8,300 war dead and more than 1,700 names on the Walls of the Missing.