Cadet Catherine Prince

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Battle Monuments Commission announced the selection of the 2024 ABMC Fellows. The ABMC International Fellowship was established in 2022 to provide participants the opportunity to contribute and bring awareness to the ABMC mission of preserving America’s military cemeteries and monuments throughout the world while also fostering leadership and management skills.

Air Force ROTC cadets Anaiya Harris from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Catherine Prince from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, will participate in the two-week program that will include ABMC mission orientation and deployment to the Netherlands American Cemetery for hands-on involvement with the cemetery’s Memorial Day commemoration.

“We congratulate Anaiya and Catherine and look forward to welcoming them as part of our team over Memorial Day,” said ABMC Secretary Charles K. Djou. “It’s so important we continue to honor the service and sacrifice of our service members from generations past and educate our future generations on the costs of freedom.”

The commission’s vice chairman, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Dan Woodward, also welcomed the inaugural fellows.

“After a successful inaugural year, we’re excited to welcome our second cohort for the fellowship program,” Woodward said. “As future military leaders, it is important for the cadets to understand the profound service and sacrifice that gives Americans the freedom we enjoy today.”

Funding for the Fellows program is provided by the American Battle Monuments Foundation, the nonprofit partner of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Following this fellowship, the cadets will become ABMC Mission Ambassadors, helping connect peers and other college students to the agency’s objectives and century-long history.