re: American cemeteries
It is the right for the families to take their loved ones back to the USA.
But that was exceptionnal.
Because the american cemeteries, here, are very well taken care of.
There are imposing monuments, huge green fields, always taken care of. I've seen several of them and was told that american visitors always were extremely impressed by the sights (which do belong to the US, BTW).
Raoul