🔖 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 🇺🇸
In just four weeks, we will honor those who gave their all, serving our country.
At ABMC, we honor more than 200,000 American service members buried and memorialized overseas.
This #MemorialDay, join us in person at one of our ceremonies or on social media as we come together to remember their service and sacrifice.
Share this post with someone who wants to attend and help us honor their legacy.
For more information, see our "Memorial Day" story highlight or our website (link in bio).
⚠️ Please note that the Memorial Day ceremony at Mexico City National Cemetery will be taking place Wednesday 20 May 2026, at 12 p.m.
#memorialday2026 #usmilitary #armedforces #service
🚧 ABMC would like to advise visitors who plan to visit the Pointe Du Hoc Ranger Monument that the site is going through a major restoration project that will last until mid-2027.
🔜 This project aims to modernize pathways to ensure visitor safety in the face of erosion and preserve Pointe du Hoc for future generations. It includes the renovation of the parking lot, the welcome plaza, the visitor center, and the Memorial plaza, which will become the heart of the site.
🏛️ Please know that welcoming visitors in the safest way possible and ensuring the preservation of this unique historic site are of utmost importance.
While ABMC is committed to maintaining access during the work, visitors should note the following changes: ⤵️
▪️ Parking: There will be disruptions to the visitor parking areas. Alternative parking areas will be available but will be limited. Please adhere to posted signage for vehicle traffic, and park only in designated areas.
▪️ Pedestrian paths: Pedestrian access will be routed around the construction area. Please adhere to posted signage for pedestrian traffic and remain clear of the marked construction site.
▪️ Visitor Center: The visitor center will be closed starting March 9, 2026. Staff will be available at a welcome point near the provisional parking lot to assist visitors and answer questions
▪️ Historic site: Parts of the historic site, including pathways and bunkers, will be closed starting in mid-May 2026. Historic site access will be along the west pathway only. Those pathways that remain open to the public will be clearly marked.
▪️ Hours of operations will remain unchanged: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., daily. ABMC guides will be roving around the site to help visitors and share information about the site. Seasonally, we will also offer interpretive talks and tours; these will be announced via ABMC’s social media and signage at Pointe du Hoc.
📲 If you have any questions, please contact our staff directly at +33 (0)2 31 51 62 00 or send an email to [email protected].
🌐 To learn about the operational status for all ABMC cemeteries, please visit our website: direct link in our bio and in our "News" story highlight.
U.S. Army WWII Veteran Dennis Boldt landed on Utah Beach in 1944. Today he walked through the Normandy American Cemetery with cast members from Band of Brothers and paused to meet active duty soldiers from the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade. #DDay80 #WW2
Planning a visit to Normandy American Cemetery? Here are a few things you need to know.
For updates on the operational status of Normandy American Cemetery, and all other ABMC sites:
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Cambridge American Cemetery is the only World War II cemetery in the U.K, and one of 26 overseas military cemeteries managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Discover three unique things about this commemorative site.
To learn more about Cambridge American Cemetery, head over to our website to discover two other interesting facts (link in bio).
#cambridge #americancemetery #ww2 #worldwar2 #history
On May 8, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered. Victory in Europe Day sparked widespread celebrations and relief across Allied nations after the almost six years of World War II.
As the Germans were pushed back throughout the beginning of year, the Allies moved in celebrating victories and mourning their losses. Throughout the war, the War Department had already been collecting, identifying and burying the dead in temporary cemeteries. The U.S. began to turn its thoughts to permanent cemeteries and memorialization.
For the American Battle Monuments Commission, this meant returning U.S. staff to its sites in Europe and looking ahead to a World War II commemorative program. The agency’s mandate was formalized in March 1946 with an executive order from President Harry S. Truman.
More than eighty years later, ABMC continues to honor nearly 93,000 WWII servicemen and women buried at its overseas cemeteries.
May their memory and legacy live on.
#ww2 #history #victoryineurope #onthisday #bwphotography
"Here rest in honored glory two comrades in arms"
Remembering WWII U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Jack W. Raper and 2nd Lt. Ralph W. Wright, 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group (Heavy) buried together at Cambridge American Cemetery.
Raper and Wright fought and died together.
Wright was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, and both were awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
We remember their service and sacrifice every day.
Cambridge American Cemetery is one of 26 ABMC cemeteries worldwide.
It contains the remains of nearly 4,000 of our war dead. Over 5,000 names are recorded on the Walls of the Missing — rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. Most died in the Battle of the Atlantic or in the strategic air bombardment of northwest Europe.
#ww2 #worldwar2 #airforce #brothersinarms #history
On May 1, 1966, the ABMC dedicated the Honolulu Memorial to honor those who served and sacrifice in the Pacific during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Set within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Punchbowl, the site bears the names of more than 28,000 missing.
Its Courts of the Missing and mosaic maps preserve the memory of those who never came home.
Today we mark the anniversary of its dedication – and renew our promise to remember the price of freedom paid across the vasrt waters of the Pacific.
#honolulu #hawaii #ww2 #koreanwar #vietnamwar
Members of the 14th Parachute Logistics Infantry Regiment, French Army, visited Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
The group traveled from Toulouse, in South West France, for an educational tour on World War I including the battles of Verdun and the Argonne Forest.
The group was given a thematic tour of the cemetery on the Service of Supply (SOS) to echo the mission of the company, creating a strong link between past and present military logistics.
The visit concluded with a moment of reflection at the chapel and the Wall of the Missing, followed by the flag lowering ceremony in honor of the more than 15,000 WWI American service members buried and memorialized here.
#ww1 #worldwar1 #military #meuse #verdun #france
Paul Peternell was born on June 9, 1922, in Yukon, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on Dec. 5, 1942.
On Dec. 9, 1944, at the age of 22, Peternell went missing while fighting on Hill 400 in the Hürtgen Forest in Germany. His name was inscribed on the Wall of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery.
His remains were recovered in 1981 and, upon request of his family, he was buried at an ABMC site. His final resting place is now at Ardennes American Cemetery.
The toll for the Peternell family was high. Paul’s younger brother Edward went missing in the Pacific and his name is listed on the Wall of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii.
Peternell's story is one of the new stories to be introduced at the Netherlands American Cemetery Visitor Center. The cemetery is the final resting place of more than 8,000 World War II service members and a memorial to nearly 2,000 Missing from the war.
#ww2 #history #margraten #netherlands #pennsylvania
🎥 World War I History: the legendary ace Raoul Lufbery and his rise among the Lafayette Escadrille
#ww1 #history #militaryhistory #pilot #lafayetteescadrille
Can you name this World War I memorial cemetery?
◽ Located just outside Paris, this memorial cemetery commemorates the birthplace of American combat aviation, and serves as a symbol of the Franco-American comradeship during World War I.
◽ Dedicated in 1928, it honors the American volunteer pilots who flew with French squadrons during the Great War, and is the final resting place for some of America’s first combat aviators and their French Officers.
◽ ABMC officially assumed ownership and responsibility for the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery, making it the 9th commemorative World War I cemetery administered by the agency.
#worldwar1 #memorial #heritage #aviation #history
