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Four volunteers cleaning headstones in a national cemetery for the National Day of Service.

National Day of Service


NCA will host volunteers organized by the non-profit Carry The Load at more than 60 national cemeteries to honor our nations heroes on Monday, September 11.

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NCA marks 50 years. Photo of U.S. flags placed in front of headstones in a VA national cemetery. The image also includes the logo for NCA 50 Years (1973-2023).

50 Years of Service


NCA marks 50 years (1973-2023) of serving America's Veterans, service members, and families.


View events, daily photos of national cemeteries and more.


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Find a Cemetery


NCA's interactive map enables Veterans to search for their final resting place or for those who want to visit their Veteran interred at 155 VA managed or 122 VA grant-funded cemeteries.


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Bronze Medallions: Small, Medium, or Large

Memorial Benefit: Medallion

Medallions are furnished in lieu of a traditional Government headstone or grave marker for those Veterans who served on or after April 6, 1917, and whose grave in a private cemetery is marked with a privately purchased headstone or marker.

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National Day of Service NCA marks 50 years Find a Cemetery Memorial Benefit: Medallion
 

In The News

September 2023:
VA celebrates 50 years of the National Cemetery Administration
September 21, 2023

August 2023:
VA national cemeteries hold National Day of Service events marking 22nd anniversary of 9/11
August 31, 2023

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

The Veterans Legacy Memorial
By James LaPaglia, APR, CX Fellow
NCA Digital Services Officer

The Veterans Legacy Memorial invites you to explore the site, pay your respects to the Veterans who served our country, contribute to their legacy if possible, and, in doing so, leave your own mark on one of VA History's 100 Objects.

Main page of the Veterans Legacy Memorial, VA's interactive web site. Users can search for and add content to the memorial pages of more than 4.8 million Veterans interred in VA's cemetery system. (NCA)Main page of the Veterans Legacy Memorial, VA's interactive web site. Users can search for and add content to the memorial pages of more than 4.8 million Veterans interred in VA's cemetery system. (NCA)

NCA expands VLM: Adds 27 Military Cemeteries

VLM will grow to include nearly 300,000 more Veterans and servicemembers run by the Army, Navy and Air Force to include Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.

Use the new basic search to find your Veteran with simpler drop-down choices including the Year of Death and State/Territory location of interment.


NCA Resources Guide

Looking for a cemetery?
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What happens during a committal service?

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VLM Featured Veteran
Cristobal Romo
U.S. Army, CPL
Killed in Action
Photo of Featured Veteran from the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM): Cristobal Romo, U.S. Army, CPL, Killed in Action.

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