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American Battle Monuments Commission ABMC honors 🇺🇸 fallen service members and their stories at 26 overseas cemeteries and 31 memorials. military monuments and markers by other U.S.

The American Battle Monuments Commission, established by the Congress in 1923, is an agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. ABMC—guardian of America’s overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials—honors the service, achievements and sacrifice of United States Armed Forces. ABMC's commemorative mission includes:

-Designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American cemeteries in foreign countries.

-Establishing and maintaining U.S. military memorials, monuments and markers where American armed forces have served overseas since April 6, 1917, and within the U.S. when directed by public law.

-Controlling the design and construction of permanent U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private, and encouraging their maintenance. ABMC cemeteries are open every day (except 12/25 and 01/01) from 9:00 to 5:00.

Today we remember John Liptak Jr. 🇺🇸 🇧🇪 We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️ 💠 WWII🎖 Private, U.S. Army🪖 6...
10/20/2026

Today we remember John Liptak Jr. 🇺🇸 🇧🇪
We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️

💠 WWII
🎖 Private, U.S. Army
🪖 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
🏡 Entered Service From: Ohio
🕊 Date of Death: October 20, 1944
📍 Resting Place: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
🎖️ Awards: Purple Heart Medal

🌐 Learn more about the servicemembers commemorated at ABMC's cemeteries and memorials here: weremember.abmc.gov

💬 Do you have a family member who served? Feel free to share their story below.

Please note that this photograph was taken several weeks ago, while some areas of turf were still recovering from the drought conditions and water restrictions that affected the site earlier this summer.

10/19/2026

At Corozal American Cemetery in Panama, ABMC staff care for the final resting place of those honored here.

They clean each headstone. They maintain the grass. They preserve the beauty and dignity of this sacred place.

Across these 16 acres rest more than 5,000 American veterans and others. They served in conflicts spanning generations, from the Mexican-American War and the Civil War to the World Wars and other major conflicts.

This memorial also honors those who contributed to the construction, operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal.

Since 1982, ABMC has been responsible for the care and maintenance of this cemetery.
A commitment carried forward through the work of its staff, day after day.

Their service is remembered. Their legacy. Our promise.

🌐 Learn more about Corozal American Cemetery: https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/about-corozal-american-cemetery/

Today we remember William John Bates 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️ 💠 WWI🎖 Private First Class...
10/19/2026

Today we remember William John Bates 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️

💠 WWI
🎖 Private First Class, U.S. Army
🪖 138th Field Artillery Regiment, 38th Division
🏡 Entered Service From: Illinois
🕊 Date of Death: October 19, 1918
📍 Resting Place: Brookwood American Cemetery, United Kingdom

🌐 Learn more about the servicemembers commemorated at ABMC's cemeteries and memorials here: weremember.abmc.gov

💬 Do you have a family member who served? Feel free to share their story below.

10/18/2026

Today we remember WWI U.S. Army Pfc. Maurice W. Akabas, buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.

Born in the Russian Empire, Akabas immigrated to the United States with his family and later settled in Boston, where he graduated, and later to Laredo, Texas, where he worked as a clerk.

Akabas registered for the draft in June 1917 and deployed to France in the summer of 1918. After training at Camp Bowie, Texas, he was assigned to the 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division. On Oct. 18, 1918, while at regimental headquarters in Vaux-Champagne, Akabas was killed in action when an enemy shell exploded near him.

He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters.

In June 2026, in coordination with Operation Benjamin, his headstone at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery was one of five to be changed from a Latin cross to a Star of David headstone

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery contains the graves of over 14,000 American service members, making it the largest American military cemetery in Europe from World War I. Most lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest military operation in U.S. history at the time. Nearly 1,000 missing are memorialized on the Walls of the Missing.

We remember their service and sacrifice.

Discover Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 360: https://bit.ly/4yTJw0O

Learn more about the headstone exchange ceremony: https://bit.ly/4ykxigA

Today we remember Clay H. Riggs 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️ 💠 WWII🎖 Aviation Ordnanceman...
10/18/2026

Today we remember Clay H. Riggs 🇺🇸 🇵🇭
We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️

💠 WWII
🎖 Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class
⚓ U.S. Navy
🏡 Entered Service From: Pennsylvania
🕊 Date of Death: October 18, 1944
📍 Memorialized: Manila American Cemetery, Philippines
🎖Awards: Purple Heart Medal

🌐 Learn more about the servicemembers commemorated at ABMC's cemeteries and memorials here: weremember.abmc.gov

💬 Do you have a family member who served? Feel free to share their story below.

10/17/2026

Today we remember WWI U.S. Army Pvt. Hyman Aronoff, buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.

Hyman Aronoff was born in the Russian Empire and later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1911. He registered for the draft in Chicago, Illinois, was inducted into the U.S. Army in September 1917, and after training with the 343rd Infantry at Camp Grant, Illinois, he transferred to the 129th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division.

Aronoff deployed overseas in May 1918 and saw heavy combat during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. On Oct. 17, 1918, near Consenvoye, France, he was killed in action by shrapnel during intense combat.

In June 2026, in coordination with Operation Benjamin, his headstone at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery was one of five to be changed from a Latin cross to a Star of David headstone

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery contains the graves of over 14,000 American service members, making it the largest American military cemetery in Europe from World War I. Most lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest military operation in U.S. history at the time. Nearly 1,000 missing are memorialized on the Walls of the Missing.

We remember their service and sacrifice.

Discover Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 360: https://bit.ly/4yTJw0O

Learn more about the headstone exchange ceremony: https://bit.ly/4ykxigA

Today we remember Silas I. Elliott 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️ 💠 WWII🎖️ Sergeant, U.S. Arm...
10/17/2026

Today we remember Silas I. Elliott 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️

💠 WWII
🎖️ Sergeant, U.S. Army
🪖 2nd Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
🏡 Entered Service From: Kentucky
🕊 Date of Death: October 17, 1944
📍 Resting Place: Lorraine American Cemetery, France
🎖️ Awards: Purple Heart Medal

🌐 Learn more about the servicemembers commemorated at ABMC's cemeteries and memorials here: weremember.abmc.gov

💬 Do you have a family member who served? Feel free to share their story below.

10/16/2026

On Oct. 20, 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army landed on the beaches of Leyte. It was the beginning of a massive amphibious operation in the Pacific Theater during World War II – and the start of the campaign to liberate the Philippines.

Over 200,000 Americans fought alongside their Filipino allies across rough, mountainous terrain and dense, thick jungles against a proven Japanese enemy. The fighting was fierce.

The skies and seas roared with battle – culminating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history.

By year’s end, any effective Japanese resistance on Leyte had collapsed. The U.S. sustained more than 15,000 casualties securing victory.

Their courage and sacrifice hastened the war’s end and paved the way for the ultimate liberation of an entire nation.

Today, the Manila American Cemetery honors them all.

10/16/2026

Today we remember WWI U.S. Army Pfc. Barney Bardman, buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.

Barney Bardman, born Boruch Burd, immigrated to the United States at age 17 in 1913, joining relatives in Brooklyn, New York. By 1917 he was living on the Lower East Side, supporting his father, before he was drafted into the U.S. Army in December.

Serving with the 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, Bardman saw intense combat in France. In June 1918, he was severely wounded by phosgene and mustard gas and was hospitalized along with dozens of men from his regiment. After recovering, he was wounded again in September during operations along the Aisne. In early October, the 307th Infantry Regiment, particularly Company B, played a decisive role in breaking through German defenses to rescue the surrounded “Lost Battalion” in the Argonne Forest, an action in which Bardman directly participated and that saved nearly 200 survivors.

On Oct. 16, 1918, while scouting ahead for his platoon during the advance toward Grandpré, Bardman was mortally wounded by machine-gun fire but warned his comrades to withdraw, saving their lives.

Bardman was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism.

In June 2026, in coordination with Operation Benjamin, his headstone at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery was one of five to be changed from a Latin cross to a Star of David headstone

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery contains the graves of over 14,000 American service members, making it the largest American military cemetery in Europe from World War I. Most lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest military operation in U.S. history at the time. Nearly 1,000 missing are memorialized on the Walls of the Missing.

We remember their service and sacrifice.

Discover Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in 360: https://bit.ly/4yTJw0O

Learn more about the headstone exchange ceremony: https://bit.ly/4ykxigA

Today we remember Marion Pepe 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️ 💠 WWI🎖 Private, U.S. Army🪖 327th ...
10/16/2026

Today we remember Marion Pepe 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
We honor his sacrifice and remember his legacy. ⤵️

💠 WWI
🎖 Private, U.S. Army
🪖 327th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division
🏡 Entered Service From: New Jersey
🕊 Date of Death: October 16, 1918
📍 Resting Place: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France

🌐 Learn more about the servicemembers commemorated at ABMC's cemeteries and memorials here: weremember.abmc.gov

💬 Do you have a family member who served? Feel free to share their story below.

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2300 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington, VA
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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
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