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US Overseas Military Cemeteries

By David & Kathy Hutchinson While my daughter was attending Washington State University (WSU), she participated in the Study Abroad program.  She did the fall semester in Antibes (Nice) and the spring semester in Paris.  Being a good father, I had to go visit while she was there. Having been to Paris before, I wanted to see some other part of  France. I decided to visit Normandy Beach because of all the war films I had seen when I was growing up. Every June 6th, I watch the dignitaries visiting the cemetery at Normandy Beach,on the news.  So I did some research on going to visit that cemetery.  While I was researching, I found out that there are many US Military cemeteries and monuments throughout the world.  They are operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission.   There are 26 American cemeteries  and 30 federal memorials throughout the world.  Here are the ones I visited so far. NOTE: All images have disappeared for this post; the editors do not know why. Whi