FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

ARLINGTON, Va. (Aug. 19, 2025) —The American Battle Monuments Commission is pleased to announce it now offers free online training for commercial tour guides leading visitors at its sites.  

The newest training, “ABMC Commemorative Sites for Commercial Guides” offers an introduction to ABMC, explains the events leading to the creation of America’s overseas cemeteries and monuments, describes how individuals are commemorated, and identifies resources for guides. This training is available on Indiana University’s Expand platform along with a second course titled “The First World War and the United States,” which explores the United States’ involvement in WWI and the creation of ABMC. Both trainings are currently offered in English only. 

The self-paced training courses were developed in partnership with the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Land at Indiana University and are offered for guides to ensure they have accurate information about ABMC sites to share with visitors. The general public is also welcome to access these courses. The training also offers resources guides can use to learn more about the service members buried and memorialized at ABMC’s 26 cemeteries and 31 memorials and monuments around the world.  

Media interested in learning more about this training should contact: 

Hélène Chaulin (France)
chaulinh@abmc.gov
+33 1 40 75 27 55 

Anna Morelock (U.S.)
morelocka@abmc.gov
+1 703-584-1535 

About American Battle Monuments Commission:  

The American Battle Monuments Commission operates and maintains 26 cemeteries and 31 federal memorials, monuments and commemorative plaques in 17 countries throughout the world, including the United States. The three memorials in the United States are: the Honolulu Memorial located within the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu; the West Coast Memorial located within the Presidio National Park in San Francisco; and the East Coast Memorial located within the Battery in New York City. Since March 4, 1923, the ABMC’s sacred mission remains to honor the service, achievements, and sacrifice of more than 200,000 U.S. service members buried and memorialized at our sites. For more information about the ABMC, visit abmc.gov.  

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