“Understanding Sacrifice: An ABMC Education Program about World War II in Northern Europe” is a free online collection of classroom activities related to World War II, found online at abmceducation.org. Created by 18 teachers from around the world, each activity was made by researching the life of one fallen American hero from that war who is buried in an American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) cemetery in Europe. There are activities for science, art, and history. There is also an entire non-fiction book (a free PDF), “When the Akimotos went to War,” by Matthew Elms, about two young men, Japanese American U.S. soldiers who gave their lives in battle on the European front (even though they and their families had been sent to internment camps in the United States). Printed copies can be ordered from the Government Printing Office. Currently, 18 more teachers are adding to the education program based upon their research of fallen heroes buried in ABMC cemeteries in southern Europe. Their activities and eulogies will be added on November 11, 2016 (Veteran’s Day). These two resources, the education program and the book, won first place in the categories "digital media" and "book," respectively. National History Day, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) together celebrate the awarding of these 2016 prizes, which were given by the National Association of Interpretation Media, www.ABMCEducation.org.