On Dec.13, the American Battle Monuments Commission hosted a ceremony at the Battle of the Bulge Monument at Bastogne, Belgium, to commemorate the U.S. service members and allied forces who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 80 years ago. More than 300 guests including WWII veterans and family members of U.S. service members, U.S. and ABMC officials such as ABMC Commissioner Brig. Gen. Matthew E. Jones and ABMC Secretary Charles K. Djou gathered at the ABMC site for the ceremony.