Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines is the largest of the overseas cemeteries, with more than 17, 000 Americans, marking World War II's Pacific Theatre.

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For anyone who still needs a reminder, I invite you for a short visit to the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, just outside the capital city, the burial place of General George S. Patton and the thousands who fell in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium, and nearby, fighting to liberate the region from the Nazis.

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