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Memorial Day ceremonies at American cemeteries in Europe
Stars and Stripes
May 16, 2017
Rows of crosses and Stars of David stand in long rows at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, decorated with American and French flags. The cemetery is the final resting place for 9,387 of our war dead. Visit one of the Memorial Day services at an American Battle Monuments Commission this Memorial Day weekend. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
For directions to American Battle Monuments Cemeteries, go to www.abmc.gov.
Saturday, May 27 Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium, 10 a.m.
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, 4 p.m.
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 28 Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, France, 9:45 a.m.
Rhone American Cemetery, France, 10 a.m.
Epinal American Cemetery, France 10:30 a.m.
Normandy American Cemetery, France, 10:30 a.m.
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery, France, 11 a.m.
Lorrraine American Cemetery, France, 11 a.m.
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France, 11 a.m.
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy, 11 a.m.
Suresnes American Cemetery, France, 2:30 p.m.
Brookwood American Cemetery, U.K., 3 p.m.
Flanders Field American Cemetery, Belgium, 3 p.m.
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France, 3 p.m.
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands, 3 p.m.
Somme American Cemetery, France, 3 p.m.
Saint-Mihiel American Cemetery, France, 4 p.m.
Brittany American Cemetery, France, 4 p.m.
Monday, May 29, Cambridge American Cemetery, U.K., 11 a.m.
Florence American Cemetery, Italy, 11 a.m.