Unknown U.S. WWI Soldier Burial Ceremony at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France скачать в хорошем качестве

Unknown U.S. WWI Soldier Burial Ceremony at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France

On June 7, 2023, ABMC will inter the remains of an unknown WWI soldier at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in France, one of ABMC’s eight WWI cemeteries located overseas. The full honors military burial follows a year-long process to exhume remains and artifacts, and to identify the soldier’s nationality in order to provide a final resting place. This is the first burial of an unknown from WWI since 1988, and the first burial at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery since it was dedicated in 1937. Learn more: www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/wwi-unknown-soldiers-remains-unearthed-after-more-century-be-laid-rest-oise-aisne. _____ The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 32 federal memorials, monuments, and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. The four memorials in the United States are: the World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.; the Honolulu memorial located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii; the West Coast Memorial located within the Presidio National Park in San Francisco, California; and the East Coast Memorial located within Battery City Park in New York City, New York. Since March 4, 1923, ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. www.abmc.gov