American Battle Monuments Commission
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The American Battle Monuments Commission is a U.S. federal agency responsible for commemorating American armed forces by designing, constructing, and maintaining military cemeteries and memorials outside the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
federal agency
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independent agency of the United States government ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | American armed forces buried or memorialized outside the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
civilian personnel
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foreign national staff at overseas cemeteries ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasBoard |
American Battle Monuments Commission
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Commissioners of the American Battle Monuments Commission
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| hasChairperson | Chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| hasMission |
commemorate the service and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces
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control the design and construction of U.S. military monuments and markers on foreign soil ⓘ design, construct, operate, and maintain permanent American military cemeteries outside the United States ⓘ encourage visits to American military cemeteries and memorials abroad ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Time will not dim the glory of their deeds ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American military cemeteries outside the United States
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American war memorials outside the United States ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.abmc.gov ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Arlington, Virginia
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
Federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintains |
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
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American military cemeteries outside the United States ⓘ American war memorials outside the United States ⓘ Anzio Beachhead Cemetery ⓘ Ardennes American Cemetery ⓘ Brittany American Cemetery ⓘ Brookwood American Cemetery ⓘ Cambridge American Cemetery ⓘ Carthage American Cemetery ⓘ Epinal American Cemetery ⓘ Flanders Field American Cemetery ⓘ Florence American Cemetery ⓘ Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery ⓘ National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ⓘ
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Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Korean War memorials ⓘ Lorraine American Cemetery ⓘ Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg American Cemetery
Manila American Cemetery ⓘ Memorials on former World War I battlefields ⓘ Memorials on former World War II battlefields ⓘ Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery ⓘ Mexico City National Cemetery ⓘ Netherlands American Cemetery ⓘ Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial ⓘ North Africa American Cemetery ⓘ Oise-Aisne American Cemetery ⓘ Rhone American Cemetery ⓘ Sicily-Rome American Cemetery ⓘ Somme American Cemetery ⓘ St. Mihiel American Cemetery ⓘ Suresnes American Cemetery ⓘ Vietnam War memorials outside the United States ⓘ World War I American cemeteries ⓘ World War II American cemeteries ⓘ |
| namedAfter | American battle monuments ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Central America ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America outside the United States ⓘ Pacific region ⓘ |
| oversightBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
executive branch of the United States
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surface form:
Executive branch of the United States government
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Commissioners of the American Battle Monuments Commission
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American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery
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American Battle Monuments Commission headquarters
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American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery
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American Battle Monuments Commission World War II commemorative program