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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

USS Oklahoma


On December 7, 1941, the USS Oklahoma was anchored next to Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. Of the 2,342 servicemen that died, almost half on the USS Arizona, 429 were were lost on the Oklahoma.

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VLM New Features

Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) provides a digital and interactive memorial space for more than 4.3 million Veterans interred in NCA cemeteries. Add memento images, biographies, tributes with photos and more to your Veteran's profile.

» Find your Veteran

» How to use VLM

» Preserving Veterans Legacies

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Burial Benefits


Burial benefits available include gravesites, a Government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, all at no cost to the family.

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Daily Burial Schedule


The online Daily Burial Schedule provides current burial scheduling information on the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) website.

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USS Oklahoma Preserving Veterans Legacies Burial Benefits Daily Burial Schedule
 

VLM: Digital Memorials with Interactive Features


» Visit the VLM memorial page of Lillian Estelle Edwards

NCA History Program

History BlogThey could be blogging! World War I staff of the American Protective League, 1917-1918, working at desks, typing. War Department. Photograph 7 January 1919. NARA.

NCA historians blog about current events, cemeteries, preservation projects, headstones and monuments, Memorial Day, notable persons and more.


» Check out our latest posts and view the full list

COVID-19 Alert

All Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries remain open and continue to provide interment services for Veterans and eligible dependents during this health crisis.

VA national cemeteries have adapted operational procedures throughout the pandemic to prevent the spread of coronavirus based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance.

Effective immediately: The CDC issued new guidance requiring all individuals to wear a mask indoors in areas where the transmission rate is High or Substantial, regardless of vaccination status.

In accordance with this guidance, signage will be posted at each public entrance at VA national cemeteries if face masks are required in the cemetery's indoor facilities. All employees and visitors, vaccinated or not, must wear masks in Federal buildings and indoor spaces if so directed.

FEMA is offering a COVID-19 Funeral Assistance reimbursement program. For more information please visit: FEMA FAQ.


» Read more important COVID-19 cemetery requirements

In The News

October 4, 2021

» Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) Expands to Include VA-Grant Funded State, Territorial and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries


September 28, 2021

» Arkansas Receives Grant to Expand Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at North Little Rock

» Hawaii Receives Grant to Expand and Improve Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery

» Louisiana Receives Grant to Expand Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery

» Texas Receives Grant to Expand Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene


» Read more NCA News Releases

NCA Resources Guide

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Trying to locate a grave?
Questions about burial benefits?

» Find what you're looking for with our NCA Resources Guide.

VLM Featured Veteran

Ivan J. McRae
US Army Air Forces, 2nd Lt.
Photo of Featured Veteran from the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM): Ivan J. McRae, US Army Air Forces, 2nd Lt. Memorial Page

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