Remember America's fallen this weekend at an overseas cemetery | Stars and Stripes
A U.S. Navy color guard present the colors at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, in 2023. Behind the sailors are some of the cemeterys 10,481 graves. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Americans will be marking Memorial Day on Monday. It is an annual federal holiday, honoring all those who have died in service to the United States during peace and war.
Across the nation and around the world there are ceremonies marking this most hallowed of American holidays.
Many of the locations overseas are not far from bases where U.S. service members and their families are stationed. Take a look at the list below and see where you can honor the nations’ fallen.
The events will be held Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, depending on location.
Belgium
Ardennes American Cemetery, 10 a.m. Saturday
Flanders Field American Cemetery, 3 p.m. Sunday
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, 4 p.m. Saturday
A line of Marines hold wreaths they were to present for laying during the Memorial Day ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France in 2018. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
France
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, 9:45 a.m. Sunday
Brittany American Cemetery, 4 p.m. Sunday
Epinal American Cemetery, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Cemetery, 10 a.m. Sunday
Lorraine American Cemetery, 11 a.m. Sunday
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, 11 a.m. Sunday
Normandy American Cemetery, 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, 3 p.m. Sunday
Rhone American Cemetery, 10 a.m. Sunday
Somme American Cemetery, 2 p.m. Sunday
St. Mihiel American Cemetery, 4 p.m.. Sunday
Suresnes American Cemetery, 2:30 p.m. Sunday
American volunteers from Ramstein Air Base salute during a Memorial Day ceremony at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, in May 2017. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
Italy
Florence American Cemetery, 11 a.m. Monday
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, 4 p.m. Saturday
Luxembourg
Luxembourg American Cemetery, 2 p.m. Saturday
Mexico
Mexico City National Cemetery, 10 a.m. Thursday, 22 May
Netherlands
Netherlands American Cemetery, 3 p.m. Sunday
Panama
Corozal American Cemetery, 9 a.m. Monday
Philippines
Manila American Cemetery, 8 a.m. Sunday
Clark Veterans Cemetery, 10 a.m. Monday
Tunisia
North Africa American Cemetery, 10 a.m. Saturday
A U.S. Army firing detail at the Memorial Day ceremony at Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, May 28, 2023. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)
United Kingdom
Brookwood American Cemetery, 2 p.m. Sunday
Cambridge American Cemetery, 11 a.m. Monday
For more information about the American cemeteries overseas go here
