Honoring America's Fallen Heroes Abroad

The World War II Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in southern Italy honors American military war dead, with a team of 20 individuals washing each of the 7,861 military gravestones three days a week. The cemetery, managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission, is meticulously maintained and serves as a final resting place for soldiers who died between Sicily and Rome during World War II. Families, like Dawn Royster's, are discovering the burial sites of their loved ones and paying tribute to their sacrifice. The cemetery stands as a testament to the promise made by General of the Armies John J. Pershing 100 years ago to honor fallen and missing service members.