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American War Memorials Overseas, Inc.

American War Memorials Overseas, Inc.

Wilmington, Delaware

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Our Mission

American War Memorials Overseas works to document, promote, and preserve non-government supported War Memorials honoring Americans outside of the USA to ensure these monuments remain part of local communities forever. (Our mission is to help care for those private memorials and gravesites where the US government has no responsibility.) War Memorials commemorate our shared past, and overseas war memorials honoring Americans are an important symbol of America's international engagement. American War Memorials Overseas seeks to cooperate with other organizations, at international, national, and local levels, to better safeguard the future of War Memorials honoring Americans overseas in both their social and historical context. American War Memorials Overseas is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation and as such is entirely dependent on donated funds. AWMO seeks to receive funding from individual contributions, corporate contributions, and private foundation grants.

Who We Are

The U.S. Federal government, via the American Battle Monuments Commission, beautifully cares for 24 overseas cemeteries and 25 memorials. They have neither the authority nor the resources to care for thousands of other sites honoring Americans. American War Memorials Overseas has the following objectives regarding these other sites: Record the existence and location of non-government supported war memorials honoring Americans overseas and make this information available to the public. Encourage cultural tourism to visit these historical sites. Encourage and facilitate local communities to fly the American flag over private war memorials honoring Americans. Monitor the condition of these war memorials, and encourage their conservation. Provide expert advice to those involved in war memorial projects, and facilitate maintenance projects for sponsoring organizations. Work with communities and organizations to encourage local responsibility for war memorials, and to recognize the need to conduct restoration work on these monuments as required. Build a greater understanding of war memorial heritage and raise awareness of the issues surrounding war memorial conservation.

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Website

www.uswarmemorials.org

Email

info@uswarmemorials.org

Tax-Exempt ID (EIN)

26-2980531

Location

2801 Centerville Rd PMB 6500 Wilmington, DE 19808 USA, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808, United States of America

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