Commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6 , 1917 (the date of U.S. entry into World War I )
Establishing suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries
Controlling the design and construction of U.S. military monuments and markers in foreign countries by other U.S. citizens and organizations, both public and private
Encouraging the maintenance of such monuments and markers by their sponsors
