For Memorial Day, I decided to use this picture of the US Cemetery at the Meuse-Argonne Battlefield.
Here's some more detail:
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre (0.528 km2) World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse). The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246), most of those here lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September-November, 1918. The cemetery consists of 8 sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the missing which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the Montfaucon American Monument. This cemetery is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Here's some more detail:
The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is a 130.5-acre (0.528 km2) World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse). The cemetery contains the largest number of American military dead in Europe (14,246), most of those here lost their lives during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in September-November, 1918. The cemetery consists of 8 sections behind a large central reflection pool. Beyond the grave sections is a chapel which is decorated with stained glass windows depicting American units insignias. Along the walls of the chapel area are the tablets of the missing which include the names of those soldiers who fought in the region and in northern Russia, but have no known grave. It also includes the Montfaucon American Monument. This cemetery is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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