U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Daniel Rubinstein departed his post this week in preparation for retirement. But before leaving the country, he insisted that his final stop be North Africa American Cemetery. As a strong supporter of the cemetery and the ABMC mission since he became U.S.

Men and women in the official party stand during the ceremony.

During Memorial Day weekend 2019, ABMC sites throughout the world will pay tribute to the men and women honored overseas.

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) has released its World War I Battlefield Companion in digital format.

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and the National WWII Museum in New Orleans are partnering together to help tell the story of the cost of war. On January 11, 2019 ABMC Commissioner Evans C. Spiceland and ABMC Deputy Secretary Robert J.

In World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, millions of Americans served far from home. In the various conflicts, service members fought in the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. They traversed mountains in Italy, France, Korea and Vietnam.

A large group of students stand on the steps of the memorial building to sing.
On January 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. there will be a ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in memory of the service members who died during the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno. Events this day also will include the illumination of over 7,800 graves.

ABMC dedicated a new memorial in Wellington, New Zealand to mark the importance of America’s relationship with the nation during World War II. 

In Dinozé, France, French citizens gathered at Epinal American Cemetery to honor an American soldier who died more than seven decades ago. 

President George H.W. Bush, who died on November 30, 2018, paid his respects at multiple ABMC cemeteries during the course of his lifetime. As vice president he visited North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia in 1981, and Luxembourg American Cemetery in 1984.