A major repaving project is underway at the Florence American Cemetery. The cemetery remains open throughout the project, however, access to plot areas will be limited at certain times due to safety concerns.
Less than 700 miles of land separates Paris from Berlin, but more than 6,000 miles of vast, open ocean separates the west coast of the United States from the Philippines.
In Belgium today it can be hard to imagine the brutal fighting that took place during the Great War nearly 100 years ago. But in the city of Waregem, Flanders Field American Cemetery serves as a reminder of America’s role in World War I.
The visitor center at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is in the final stages of transformation. Started in September 2015, the building is being renovated to create an interpretive visitor experience. And after nearly a year of construction, the exhibits are being installed this week.
Due to the ongoing renovations at Flanders Field American Cemetery, access to the restrooms and temporary visitor center has changed. These areas are still accessible, however, visitors cannot access them from the main path that runs through the interior of the cemetery.
Eighteen middle and high school educators have been selected to participate in Understanding Sacrifice — a professional development program based on a partnership between National History Day®, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for Hi
Due to unexpected maintenance, the Cambridge American Cemetery Visitor Center is currently closed. The rest of the cemetery remains fully open and accessible to the public. Cemetery staff, who are available in the office, can provide an orientation talk, or a cemetery tour and answer questions.
To help teachers and students gain a deeper understanding of the fighting that occurred on the hills, fields, roads, towns and farms of the Western Front, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is releasing Teaching and Mapping the Geography of the Meuse Argonne Offensive.
93-year-old Kenneth “Rock” Merritt, a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, returned to Europe last month to visit his fallen comrades at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. Merritt enlisted in the military in October 1942 with the hope of becoming a paratrooper.