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__NOTOC__ Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial is located approximately 3 miles north from Panama City, Panama. It is in the city of Corozal and is the location of 5,336 American veterans and others. A paved walkway leads from the Visitor Center to a small memorial that sits atop a knoll overlooking the graves area. The memorial was established in 1923 by Congress to remember people that served overseas since 1917. It consists of a paved plaza with a 12-foot rectangular granite obelisk flanked by two flagpoles on which fly the United States and Panamanian flags. The plaza obelisk has engravings in Spanish and English. The English inscription reads: The American Battle Monuments Commission assumed responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Corozal American Cemetery in Panama in 1982. The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open to the public, a staff member is on duty in the Visitor Building to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites. ==Corozal "Silver" Cemetery== The Corozal "Silver Roll" Cemetery is an area adjacent to the Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial. The Silver Cemetery was originally established as a segregated cemetery for the "Silver Roll" (Black people of West Indian origin) employees of the Panama Canal.〔(Cobert Roberto A. Reid, "The History of the Corozal and Mount Hope Cemeteries", ''The Silver People Heritage Foundation'', May 5, 2008 ) Accessed March 11, 2011〕〔(Corozal Cemetery ) at Find a Grave〕 In 2010 the Corozal "Silver" Cemetery was added as a World Monuments Fund (WMF) Watch Site.〔(WMF Corozal Cemetery )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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