The American Battle Monuments Commission celebrates 100 years and honors soldiers buried overseas
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The American Battle Monuments Commission celebrates 100 years by honoring thousands of U.S. soldiers who died with the establishment of a new visitors center in the Netherlands.
A new Visitor’s Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery is expected to bring in people who want to honor lives lost in previous wars. It’s the 10th Visitor’s Center at ABMC sites. (American Battle Monuments Commission) A new Visitor’s Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery is expected to bring in people who want to honor lives lost in previous wars. It’s the 10th Visitor’s Center at ABMC sites. (American Battle Monuments Commission) A new Visitor’s Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery is expected to bring in people who want to honor lives lost in previous wars. It’s the 10th Visitor’s Center at ABMC sites. (American Battle Monuments Commission) A new Visitor’s Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery is expected to bring in people who want to honor lives lost in previous wars. It’s the 10th Visitor’s Center at ABMC sites. (American Battle Monuments Commission) Bret Baier is the Chief Political Anchor of Fox News Channel, and the Anchor and Executive Editor of "Special Report with Bret Baier." He is the author of five presidential biographies. His fifth biography, "To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment" is out October 10, 2023.
Families could decide to have their loved ones buried overseas or they could have the bodies returned for burial in the United States. The option ended during the Korean War but many visit the cemeteries overseas every year.