Burial & Memorials
Information Page

The VA's Burials & Memorials Home Page Is An Excellent Starting Point To Learn About A Veterans Burial Benefits. The VA National Cemetery Administration Honors The Military Service Of Our Nation's Veterans, Provide A Dignified Burial And Lasting Memorial For Veterans And Their Eligible Family Members And Maintain Our Veterans' Cemeteries As National Shrines.

Burials In A National Cemetery
Burial Benefits Available Include A Gravesite In Any Of Our 128 National Cemeteries With Available Space, Opening And Closing Of The Grave, Perpetual Care, A Government Headstone Or Marker, A Burial Flag, And A Presidential Memorial Certificate, At No Cost To The Family. Some Veterans May Also Be Eligible For Burial Allowance. Creamated Remains Are Buried Or Inurned In National Cemeteries In The Same Manner And With The Same Honors As Casketed Remains.

Burial Benefits Available For Spouses And Dependents Buried In A National Cemetery Include Burial With The Veteran, Perpetual Care, And The Spouse Or Dependents Name And Date Of Birth And Death Will Be Inscribed On The Veteran's Headstone, At No Cost To The Family. Eligible Spouses And Dependents May Be Buried, Even If They Predecease The Veteran.

Burials In A Private Cemetery
Burial Benefits Available For Veterans Buried In A Private Cemetery Include A Government Headstone Or Marker, A Burial Flag, And A Presidential Memorial Certificate, At No Cost To The Family. Some Veterans May Also Be Eligible For Burial Allowances. There Are Not Any Benefits Available To Spouses And Dependents Buried In A Private Cemetery. Call 1-800-827-1000 For More Information.

Other Burial Information
Arlington National Cemetery
State Veterans Cemeteries

The National Park System Maintains Fourteen National Cemeteries. Andersonville National Historic Site In Andersonville, GA And The Andrew Johnson National Historic Site In Greenville, TN Are Still Open For Veterans Burials. The Remaining Twelve Sites Are Closed For Burials At:
Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD
Battleground National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA
Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Dover, TN
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefield Memorial National Military Park, Fredericksburg, VA
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park, New Orleans, LA
Little Bighorn Battle National Monument, Crow Agency, MT
Petersburg National Cemetery, Petersburg, VA
Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, TN
Stones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN
Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, MS