Browse photos, videos, interactive websites and apps dedicated to memorializing those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. Their service, achievements, and sacrifice are illuminated — dive in to learn more.
Photos
Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, salutes a wreath being placed by an American Boy and Girl Scout during the centennial anniversary commemoration of Armistice Day at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem, Belgium, Nov. 11, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley/Released)
Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, delivers remarks during the centennial anniversary commemoration of Armistice Day at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem, Belgium, Nov. 11, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley/Released)
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.
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.
This short film serves as an orientation to the Great War, the cemetery, and ABMC. Through historic and modern-day imagery, and first-person recollections from letters, a clearer perspective of the true cost of war is presented.
Interactives
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.
Experience the history of World War I with this interactive timeline. View maps, watch videos, see photos and read about the events that shaped the war.
Use this interactive to learn about the Americans who served alongside their Allied counterparts in World War I.
Use this battle interactive to follow the paths of American forces as they fought alongside their Allies to liberate Belgium and northeastern France during World War I.
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