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To ensure the safety of visitors, the memorial is closed during the renovation process. The memorial is expected to reopen in November 2017.

Two of the marble walls of the memorial are seen at an angle. Water is visible in the distance.

Due to renovations, the Guadalcanal Memorial is currently closed. The site is expected to reopen to the public in early October 2017.

Three people sit at table with large firearms on table in front.

Watch “Firearms of the Great War (link is external),” a recent Facebook live chat with two ABMC historians. Watch as Mike Knapp and Alec Bennett talk with Sarah Herrmann  about two iconic weapons used during World War I by American forces—the Springfield and the Chauchat, often pronounced by Americans as "Show Show."

The visitor center at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery will be closed October 2 through October 14, 2017 due to renovation work. Access to the cemetery and to the restrooms will not be affected during this time.

Columns and inlaid stars outside the memorial building at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.

In World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, millions of Americans served far from home. In the various conflicts, service members fought in the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. They traversed mountains in Italy, France, Korea and Vietnam.

Gwaltney stands in front of Chateau-Thierry Monument during filming.

World War I ended nearly 100 years ago. To help tell this piece of American history, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) has been welcoming television and film production crews to its cemeteries and memorials overseas in recent months.

A large fountain is in front of the memorial cemetery building.

The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery is located within the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud. Due to preparations for a fireworks display, access to Domaine National de Saint-Cloud will not be available on Saturday, September 9 from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Cambridge American Cemetery will participate in Open Cambridge this weekend. As part of a national heritage day, Open Cambridge is designed to offer special access to places, and provide an annual opportunity for people to discover the local history and heritage of their community.

Which? Soldier or Mechanic. Enlist in the Engineers and Be Both.

By the end of summer 1917 American soldiers were in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). While mobilization had been rapid, American military leaders were not ready to send American divisions to the front lines.