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To help you navigate throughout the VA National Cemetery Administration Web site easily, we have included a map of the pages below and above our Web site.

Burial & Memorial Benefits Home Page
National Cemetery Administration


Burial & Memorial Benefits
Burial Benefits
Burial Benefits Available from the National Cemetery Administration
Eligibility
Preparing in Advance
How to Make Burial Arrangements at the Time of Need
Burial of Unclaimed, Indigent Veterans
Burial Flags
Donating Burial Flags to National Cemeteries
Burial Allowance Benefits
Survivor Benefits
Burial in a Private Cemetery
Burial at Sea
VA-NCA-IS-1 Interments in VA National Cemeteries
   VA-NCA-IS-1 Interments in VA National Cemeteries - Spanish versionSpanish version 


Headstones and Markers
General Information
Eligibility for a Headstone or Marker
Ordering a Headstone or Marker
Checking Status of a Headstone or Marker Request
Memorial Headstones and Markers
Setting Government Headstones and Markers
Replacement Headstones and Markers
Pre-World War I Era Headstones and Markers


Presidential Memorial Certificates
Eligibility for Benefits

Other Benefits

Military Funeral Honors
Burial Flags
Burial Allowance

Facts and Information
What's New

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
Nationwide Gravesite Locator
New National Cemeteries
Environmental Assessments (Cemetery Construction)

Cemeteries
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
State Veterans Cemeteries
Department of the Army National Cemeteries
Department of Interior National Cemeteries
American Battle Monuments Commission National Cemeteries


About NCA
Mission, Vision, Purpose
Customer Service Standards
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Advisory Committee on Cemeteries & Memorials
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act of 1999
Fact Sheets
NCA Job Opportunities
Employee Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions
Freedom of Information Act Reading Room
Inquiries
Links to Related WWW Sites


History
General History
Dates of the Cemeteries
Leadership: Former Directors and Under Secretaries for Memorial Affairs, 1973-2005
Landscapes of Honor & Sacrifice: The History of the National Cemeteries, 2003
"Memorial Day Order"

Publications
 Shrines of the Honored Dead: A Study of the National Cemetery System"Shrines of the Honored Dead: A Study of the National Cemetery System" 
American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas.

"A Promise Made - A Commitment Kept"

Historic - Resource Information
Memorials Inventory Project (MIP) - Final Report, January 2006

Headstone-Cleaning Study of Government-Issued Marble Headstones, 2005-2007
History of Government-Furnished Headstones and Markers
National Cemeteries with Lodges Designed by Gen. Montgomery Meigs
"Bivouac of the Dead"
National Cemeteries & Soldiers Lots Listed in the National Reister of Historic Places and Designated National Historic LandmarksNational Cemeteries & Soldiers' Lots Listed in the National Reister of Historic Places and Designated National Historic Landmarks 


Education Tools
Teaching with Historic Places (TWHP) Lesson Plans
"A Nation Repays Its Debt: The National Soldiers' Home and Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio" (Dayton National Cemetery)
"Not to Be Forgotten: Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery"
More Lesson Plans about places associated with national cemeteries

Helpful Research Links

State Cemetery Grants Program
General Information
New State Veterans Cemeteries
Establishing a State Veterans Cemetery
State Grants Planning Model
Grant Requirements

State Cemetery Grants Program/Grant Information Kit
State Cemetery Grants Forms
List of State Veterans Cemeteries (Address and Phone Numbers)

Office of Construction Management
These pages contain information on Architect Engineer design standards, construction standards, real property, environmental management, and other information associated with design and construction of national cemeteries.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Volunteer Opportunities

Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Search the 131 Department of Veterans Affairs' national cemeteries for burial locations.

"A Sacred Trust"
A video program providing an overview of the National Cemetery Administration and the many services it provides to our Nation's veterans.

Find a Facility

Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents

Obtaining Military Records & Medals
Obtaining Military Records
The National Personnel Records Center
Obtaining Replacement Medals

VA Forms