The operating hours at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery will be different on March 15 and 16, 2017. The cemetery will be open from 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Regular operating hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) will resume on Friday, March 17, 2017.
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.
Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, along with her daughter Charlotte paid a visit to Flanders Field American Cemetery on February 20, 2017 to honor those who are buried or memorialized at these hallowed grounds.
Cambridge American Cemetery earned a VisitEngland distinction, a special designation awarded by England’s official tourism agency, in the fall of 2016. In February 2017 the cemetery received a VisitEngland Best Told Story Accolade for 2016.
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.
Since American forces liberated the southern Netherlands in the fall of 1944, the Dutch have been committed to honoring their sacrifice. They have adopted every gravesite at Netherlands American Cemetery. They sponsor an annual concert to mark the anniversary of the liberation.
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery hosted a ceremony last week commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
American forces that fought in Europe during World War II are far from forgotten in the towns and villages they helped to liberate.
ABMC officially assumed ownership and responsibility for the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery (LEMC) today, making it the 9th commemorative World War I cemetery administered by the agency.