The American Battle Monuments Commission will commemorate the 82^nd anniversary of Operation Shingle at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. CET, to honor the service and sacrifice of the U.S. armed forces and their allies during the World War II landings at Anzio and Nettuno.

ABMC is pleased to welcome partners, supporters and visitors who will travel to Sicily-Rome American Cemetery for this event. U.S. and Italian officials will deliver remarks in honor of the World War II service members who gave their lives for freedom. Students from Istituto Comprensivo Nettuno III will sing, read a poem, and lay roses in honor of the service members buried at the cemetery. A ceremonial wreath laying will also take place. The ceremony is open to the general public.

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery is the final resting place for approximately 7,900 American military members, most of whom died during the liberation of Sicily, in the landings in the Salerno area and the heavy fighting northward, in the landings at Anzio and Nettuno and expansion of the beachhead through the liberation of Rome, and the air and naval support throughout the region. Additionally, more than 3,000 names of those who went missing in these operations are etched in the white marble walls of the cemetery's chapel.

For more than 100 years, ABMC has been committed to its mission: honoring the service, achievements and sacrifices of the U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during American conflicts abroad, including the ones who fought in the landings at Anzio and Nettuno beaches.

The American Battle Monuments Commission sites are a constant reminder of Gen. John J. Pershing's promise that, "time will not dim the glory of their deeds."