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Find a Cemetery

NCA has launched a new interactive map. The feature enables Veterans to search for their final resting place or for those who want to visit their Veteran interred at any of the 155 VA managed or 121 VA-funded cemeteries.

» Find a Cemetery

» Schedule a Burial

» Map Article (VAntage Point)

Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), a digital and interactive memorial space for the nearly 4.5 million Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries or VA grant-funded state, territorial or tribal Veterans cemeteries.

Veterans Legacy Memorial


VLM contains a memorial page for each of the nearly 4.5 million Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries or VA grant-funded state, territory or tribal Veterans cemeteries. Add tributes with photos, biographies and more.

» Find your Veteran

» Preserving Veterans Legacies

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.

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.

» Learn more

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

Daily Burial Schedule

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

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NCA 2022 Year in Review

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration's look back at 2022.

NCA History Blog

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

Featured Blog Post

Floor Plan of VA's Historic Indoor Columbarium
By Sara Amy Leach, Senior Historian, NCA

In the United States, cremation of the dead and interment of the ashes or cremains in above-ground structures known as columbaria grew increasingly popular in the 1920s. Cremation interments accounted for over 55 percent of all VA burials in 2021. In June 1941, Charles Ray Smith—aviation mechanic, Army Veteran, was the first interment at what is now the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Continue reading this blog post.

» NCA History Blog

1940s-era floor plan of VA's first and only indoor columbarium at Los Angeles National Cemetery. The diagram helped visitors locate the niche holding the cremated remains of their loved one. (NCA)1940s-era floor plan of VA's first and only indoor columbarium at Los Angeles National Cemetery. The diagram helped visitors locate the niche holding the cremated remains of their loved one. (NCA)

NCA Resources Guide

Looking for a cemetery?
Trying to locate a grave?
Questions about burial benefits?
What happens during a committal service?

» Explore the NCA Resources Guide

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COVID-19 Alert

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

VA national cemeteries have adapted operational procedures throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to prevent the spread of the virus based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance.

» Read more COVID-19 cemetery requirements

VLM Featured Veteran

Annie Gayton Fox
US Army, MAJ
Bronze Star Recipient
Photo of Featured Veteran from the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM): Annie Gayton Fox, US Army, MAJ, Bronze Star Recipient. Memorial Page

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