Player Embed Code: <iframe width='500' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 500px; height: 300px;' allowtransparency='true' src='https://www.dvidshub.net/video/embed/1008113'></iframe> Download Embed Share BROLL: U.S. honors Memorial Day at Normandy American Cemetery Regional Media Center AFN Europe May 23, 2026 | 8:30 U.S. and French military personnel participate in a Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on May 24, 2026.Normandy American Cemetery stands on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. 1st Army June 8, 1944, making it the first American cemetery on western European soil during World War II. Today, the site contains the graves of approximately 9,400 U.S. military personnel, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. In addition, approximately 1,600 names of the missing are inscribed on the Walls of the Missing.(U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Krystal England)