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Hour long documentary of 22 United States overseas military cemeteries in 8 countries. Provides historical background of the battles that created them, stories of some of the 125,000 men and women buried in them, and scenes of the cemeteries.—PBS

This hour-long visits America s overseas military cemeteries. Few Americans know there are twenty-three American World War I and World War II military cemeteries in eight different countries. Each of these commemorative places is a national treasure, with fascinating stories to tell. They are located in England, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, Tunisia and the Philippines. The program weaves elements of a historical documentary with beautiful, contemporary scenes of the cemeteries, and powerful stories about the men and women who are buried in them. It contains on-location interviews with formal and informal historians, and witnesses of the wars and the creation of the cemeteries [D-Man2010]