America will maintain partnerships with like-minded nations in Africa, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said today at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
U.S. service members will stand by their allies to make the sacrifices of previous generations matter, he said today.
The cemetery is the final resting place of more than 2,800 American men and women who fought in North Africa during World War II. The names of more than 3,700 Americans missing in action are carved into a wall facing the graves.
“These soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines,…
