Sicily-Rome American Cemetery It’s an easy 40-mile drive south from Rome to the American cemetery in the coast town Nettuno. The highway, known as the Pontina, crosses the Alban Hills, then rolls past ...

Reporting from Verdun, France — On Veterans Day, Americans are asked to do something for the country besides voting and paying taxes: We are enjoined to think of those who fought in faraway places -- ...

World War II remains the deadliest war ever fought in the history of mankind. Lasting from 1939 to 1945, as many as 70 million deaths have been attributed to the conflict. The European theater saw ...

Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa NETTUNO, Italy — U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua Van Horn walked through the curved rows of white marble crosses at the Sicily-Rome American ...

NAPLES, Italy — Two U.S. service members who died in Italy during World War II are no longer considered missing. Rosettes were placed Friday beside the names of Army Pfc. Harry Hosfelt and Army Air ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the feast of All Souls in a Rome cemetery last year. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — Pope Francis will commemorate all those who have died in war by ...

The Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Italy. (Credit: Image courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission.) Listen ROME – Today is what Italians call the Festa della ...