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Minnesota and South Dakota Soldiers Among the 120,000 American Servicemembers Buried Overseas
- The American Battle Monuments Commission oversees 26 cemeteries abroad that serve as the burial sites for over 120,000 U.S. Service members who lost their lives or remain unaccounted for since World War I.
- These cemeteries came under the commission’s control in 1923 after its creation to maintain burial grounds dedicated by foreign countries in perpetuity.
- The Luxembourg American Cemetery, which holds 5,075 memorials including the grave of Gen. George Patton, displays crosses to honor Christian service members and uses the Star of David to represent those of the Jewish faith.
- The commission operates with a 2025 budget of $89.5 million, employs about 528 people mainly in maintenance, and bases its mission on Archibald MacLeish’s poem 'The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak.'
- These cemeteries serve as solemn memorials with quotes like 'Time will not dim the glory of their deeds,' reflecting their ongoing role honoring fallen American servicemembers worldwide.
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North Dakota soldiers among the 120,000 American servicemembers buried overseas
JAMESTOWN — Not all casualties of war make it home. In many cases, Memorial Day will still be observed at their graves. The American Battle Monuments Commission operates 26 burial grounds on foreign soil. The cemeteries are the final resting place of more than 120,000 American military personnel killed or missing in action in conflicts since World War I, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission's website. During World War I, eight A…
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Minnesota and South Dakota soldiers among the 120,000 American servicemembers buried overseas
Not all casualties of war make it home. In many cases, Memorial Day will still be observed at their graves. The American Battle Monuments Commission operates 26 burial grounds on foreign soil. The cemeteries are the final resting place of more than 120,000 American military personnel killed or missing in action in conflicts since World War I, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission's website. During World War I, eight American ceme…
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