Browse photos, videos, interactive websites and apps dedicated to memorializing those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. Their service, achievements, and sacrifice are illuminated — dive in to learn more.
Photos
An American officer delivers remarks from the podium during the World War I Centennial Ceremony at Somme American Cemetery to Mark the 1st American Offensive. Photo credit: Chantal Mistral-Bernard/American Battle Monuments Commission.
An American soldier stands next to a headstone at Somme American Cemetery. Photo credit: Chantal Mistral-Bernard/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Members of an American Honor Guard dressed as Doughboys for the ceremony at Somme American Cemetery. Photo credit: Chantal Mistral-Bernard/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Members of an American Honor Guard dressed as Doughboys for the ceremony at Somme American Cemetery. Photo credit: Chantal Mistral-Bernard/American Battle Monuments Commission.
Videos
More than a half million Americans gave their life during World War I and World War II. They died fighting to protect freedom and democracy around the world. Hear family members remember those they lost, who are buried overseas in North Africa American Cemetery.
On November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I.
ABMC Secretary Max Cleland remembers the sacrifice of our fallen this Memorial Day weekend.
This World War I cemetery in France contains the graves of nearly 1,850 war dead, and more than 330 names on the Walls of Missing.
Interactives
Pilots battled air-to-air to gain control of the sky. While the United States did not officially enter the war until nearly three years after it began, the “Flying Yanks” of World War I were into the fight well before that.
Experience the history of World War I with this interactive timeline. View maps, watch videos, see photos and read about the events that shaped the war.
Use this interactive to learn about the Americans who served alongside their Allied counterparts in World War I.
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