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During Memorial Day weekend ABMC sites throughout the world paid tribute to the more than 218,000 individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries.

Flags at headstones at North Africa American Cemetery for Memorial Day 2012.

The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia honored the sacrifices of the more than 6,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.

The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Cambridge American Cemetery in England honored the sacrifices of the nearly 9,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.

 

 

Large floral wreaths sit on stands next to the participants that laid the wreaths.

The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Florence American Cemetery in Italy honored the sacrifices of the nearly 6,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.

The 2013 Memorial Day Ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy honored the sacrifices of the nearly 11,000 individuals that are buried or memorialized at this site.

Members of the military fold a large American flag on the steps of the Honolulu Memorial, Veterans Day 2011.

During Veterans Day weekend ABMC sites throughout the world paid tribute to the more than 218,000 individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries.

A woman salutes a headstone with a wreath.

ABMC commemorated the sacrifices of our war dead on Saturday, December 10, 2011 with the laying of wreaths as part of the annual Wreaths Across America (WAA) event.

The D-Day landing on June 6, 1944.

A short ceremony, planned in conjunction with the D-Day Landing Committee, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.

To mark the 69th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, Brittany American Cemetery hosted a ceremony that included a wreath-laying and guest speakers.