An overview of cemetery show plots of headstones, the chapel, and flag poles.

Portions of Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery are temporarily closed as of November 13, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. local time and will reopen as soon as possible.

November 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the assault on Tarawa, which precipitated one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of World War II in the Pacific.

Rows of marble headstones dot the rolling landscape at Florence American Cemetery.

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.

An angel statue viewed through the columns of the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery memorial building.

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.

Historic photo shows two men smiling while working on the smokestack.

German U-boats had been enjoying great success at sea when the United States entered World War I. Every vessel Germany sunk meant the loss of critical cargo for the Allies, and the delay of future deliveries to France, England, and Italy.

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.

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.

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.

Walls of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Arlington, Va., Oct. 31, 2018  – The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) will host a ceremony on November 19, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Honolulu Memorial, located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu.