Visitors must walk northeast along Bosstraat, the road that runs along the northeast side of the cemetery property. There will be a break in the fence on the right near the service area. Turn in here, and then walk south towards the temporary visitor center.

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.

A map shows forests, rivers, farms, battle lines, and photo references.

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.

Merritt kneels next to the gravesite of Cpl. Brassie S. Cascio.

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.

Senator Ron Johnson, Sally Berkholder, and Congressman Sean Duffy stand next to the plaque.

More than 70 years after the death of 2nd Lt. Ellen G. Ainsworth, she received a special honor in her home town of Glenwood City, Wisconsin—the local post office has been renamed after her.

Thomas, in a white coat and gloves, works to process the historic poster.

Understanding that pieces of our American heritage were being lost, nearly 50 years ago Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, changing the way the U.S.

Using shades of black and gray, the face of a soldier is seen in the canvas.

After a school visit to Rhone American Cemetery, Matéo Cadiergues had been given homework—produce a poem, letter or piece of artwork that explains the price of freedom. As a 16-year-old high school student, Cadiergues produced two paintings that are now on display in the chapel at the cemetery.

Three Marines and a sailor stand next to the granite memorial.

On August 7, 1942 members of the 1st Marine Division and 2nd Marine Regiment made an amphibious landing on the north coast of Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands, in an effort to push-back the Japanese. The Solomon Islands served as a critical geographic objective.