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Alexandra Bonnyman, daughter of Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr., places an American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) rosette next to her father's name during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, in which, during the primary attack, nearly 1,000 U.S. service members lost their lives. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)
ABMC hosted a ceremony at ABMC’s Honolulu Memorial to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa and to rededicate the memorial, which recently underwent a significant restoration project.
Participants in the event included representatives from ABMC, the National Cemetery Administration, and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Following the ceremony, the families of recently identified MIA’s from Tarawa had the opportunity to install an ABMC rosette next to the name of their family member listed in the Courts of the Missing at the memorial.