American Battle Monuments Commission
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The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) is a small independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States federal government. Established by Congress in 1923, it is responsible for:
- Commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 1917 (the date of U.S. entry into World War I)
- Establishing suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries
- Controlling the design and construction of U.S. military monuments and markers in foreign countries by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private
- Encouraging the maintenance of such monuments and markers by their sponsors
The Commission administers, operates, and maintains 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil. As of May 2006, there are 124,917 U.S. War Dead interred at these cemeteries, 30,921 of World War I, 93,246 of World War II and 750 of the Mexican-American War. Additionally 6,033 American veterans and others are interred in the Mexico City and Corozal American Cemeteries.
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- Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
- Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial
- Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial
- Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial
- Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
- Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial
- Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
- Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
- Florence American Cemetery and Memorial
- Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
- Lorainne American Cemetery and Memorial
- Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
- Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial
- Mexice City American Cemetery and Memorial
- Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
- North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
- Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial
- Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial
- Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
- Somme American Cemetery and Memorial
- St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
- Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial
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