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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Mʾzabite cemetery, Melika, Algeria
Makati: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
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Explore the tombs of Isola Sacra cemetery in Fiumicino, Italy
Tour Washington D.C.'s Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknowns, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Find out how soldiers killed in battle were buried and commemorated during and after the American Civil War
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