🇺🇸 Honoring D-Day Heroes: Today we pause to remember 1st Lieutenant Turner Brashears Turnbull III. Turnbull is one of 9,387 military members buried at ABMC's Normandy American Cemetery. Watch to learn more about his courage and valor during the Normandy landings. #DDay80 #WWII

How are you honoring our fallen service members this #MemorialDay ?

ABMC sites throughout the world will pay tribute to the more than 200,000 U.S. servicemen and women buried and memorialized overseas.

Details for each ceremony are available here: ⬇️
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At Normandy American Cemetery, the tradition of rubbing sand from Omaha Beach on headstones carries immense significance. Each grain symbolizes the beaches where the brave soldiers of D-Day made their ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸 #DDay80

Gardeners at Mexico City National Cemetery 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 have just planted over 3,500 seasonal plants. 🌵

Every year, this marks the first #MemorialDay preparations.

This site honors American servicemen who served during the Mexican-American War, Civil War and Spanish American War. 🙏

On Sunday Boy Scouts - BSA, and GirlScoutsoftheUSA, held the closing ceremony for their biyearly International Scout Jamboree at Normandy American Cemetery. Visits like these ensure stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice are remembered.

#WeRemember

On Friday we traveled to Oxford, FL to visit WWII Veteran Irving Locker. Promoted to Staff Sergeant at the age of 19, Locker promised the men of 1st Army’s 7th Corps 116th AAA Gun Battalion one thing, “to bring them home alive.” Continue to follow to hear Irving’s D-Day story.

Located in Belgium, Ardennes American Cemetery served as an identification center for the European Theater of Operations until 1960.

In our latest article, we uncover five things you may not know about this unique WWII commemorative site. ⤵️

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How are you honoring our fallen service members this #MemorialDay ?

ABMC sites throughout the world will pay tribute to the more than 200,000 U.S. servicemen and women buried and memorialized overseas.

Details for each ceremony are available here: ⬇️
bit.ly/3xFiu2s

Rain or shine, our cemetery staff honors our fallen servicemen and women in every circumstance by maintaining our cemeteries no matter what the weather is like.

📸 Gardeners tend the grass in plot B at Luxembourg American Cemetery while a storm approaches, April 16, 2024.

📸 Thanks to the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), the remains of Sgt. John O. Herrick were accounted for in 2023.

🏵️ A new rosette has been added to the Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery, where his name is permanently memorialized.

We remember him. 🙏

On June 6, 1944, we will gather to recognize the 80th anniversary of the #DDay landings at Normandy American Cemetery. Join us in honoring those who changed the course of history! Learn more about tickets to the ABMC #DDay 80 commemoration ceremony below:
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Normandy American Cemetery was established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944, as the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II.

On average, how many people visit Normandy American Cemetery each year?

#Trivia #WWII #WW2 #DDay80 #USABMC #Normandy

🇺🇸 Honoring D-Day Heroes: On June 19, 1944, during Operation Overlord, twin brothers RM2c Ludwig Pieper and RM2c Julius Pieper lost their lives. It wasn't until 74 years later that they were reunited in Normandy American Cemetery. #DDay80

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This summer we will honor the sacrifices made during the #DDay landings. More than 9,200 Americans who fell during the Normandy Campaign rest in the Normandy American Cemetery. Over 1,500 more missing in action are honored on the cemetery's tablets of the missing. #DDay 80

On June 6, 1944, the long-awaited Allied landing in northern France began. Facing Hitlers 'Atlantic Wall,' #Soldiers of the 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇦, and other Allied nations landed on beaches in Normandy, beginning a campaign which lasted until July 24, 1944.

#80DaystoDDay #DDay80

During our #80DaystoDDay campaign, take a look at one of the #WWII recruiting posters back in the day. Clearly the medium has changed, but the message hasn't.

#BeAllYouCanBe #DDay 80

59 days to #DDay

ABMC’s Charles K. Djou and the amazing Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial team.

Have you had a chance to visit this beautiful site? Share your experience in the comments.

Ready for a virtual visit to ABMC’s Meuse-Argonne?

Start here ➡️ virtual360.abmc.gov/meuse-argonne/

🌟 Today, we honor the resilience and strength of Gold Star Spouses who have made profound sacrifices for our nation. Your unwavering support and love are the bedrock of our military families. Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. #GoldStarSpousesDay 🇺🇸

WISDOM WEDNESDAY

'A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary, a poor leader can demoralize the best troops.'

--Gen John J. Pershing

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