ABMC offers new app to navigate cemeteries

The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the agency established by Congress in 1923 that oversees overseas U.S. commemorative cemeteries and federal memorials, has released a pair of official U.S. government mobile apps designed to help navigate Normandy American Cemetery in France and Cambridge American Cemetery in England.

The apps include maps and visit information, stories about the Americans buried there, context on the war and the U.S. role in it, virtual tours and more. They can be used to explore the cemeteries firsthand, or from the comfort of home. They are available free to download at iTunes and Google Play.

All U.S. flags placed at ABMC cemetery graves are provided free of charge by The American Legion through its Overseas Graves Decoration Trust Fund.