24 Overseas U.S. Military Cemeteries Closed By U.S. Government Shutdown (Update)

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D-Day Memorial Among 24 Overseas Cemeteries Closed By U.S. Government Shutdown -- CBS

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government continues to claim victims - and some of the casualties are military cemeteries abroad.

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial - the site overlooking the D-Day invasion beaches - is one of 24 U.S. military cemeteries overseas that have been shuttered. The closed cemeteries include 10 in France, and others throughout Europe as well as Mexico, Panama, Tunisia and the Philippines.

More than 9,000 military dead are buried at the Omaha Beach cemetery, which is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Nearly 125,000 U.S. servicemen and women are buried at its cemeteries, and 94,000 missing service members are honored on tablets.

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More News On 24 Overseas U.S. Military Cemeteries Closed By U.S. Government Shutdown

Visitors to D-Day cemetery in France among the victims of U.S. shutdown -- New York Daily News/AP
Military cemeteries overseas are closed -- USA Today
U.S. Military cemeteries close worldwide because of shutdown -- UPI
Shutdown closes historic US military cemeteries in Europe -- Voice of Russia/AFP
Shutdown felt all the way overseas -- at U.S. cemeteries -- PBS

Update: New wave of WWII veterans move barricades to access DC memorial -- FOX News