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Flags placed on headstones for Memorial Day.

Volunteer Events


Volunteer events in May to honor and remember interred Veterans:

  • Memorial Day
  • Carry The Load - Memorial May
  • The Honor Project
  • Victory for Veterans

Pre-Need Eligibility form.

Pre-Need Eligibility


Planning in advance for a Veteran's or loved-one's final resting place can eliminate unnecessary delays and reduce stress on a family at a difficult time.


Green burial. Return to nature. Rest in green. Eco-friendly farewell. Sow seeds of life.

Green Burials


NCA accepts both cremated and intact remains that are prepared naturally for interment in green burial sections at its open national cemeteries.


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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 157 VA managed or 124 VA grant-funded cemeteries.


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Determining Your Burial Eligibility in Advance

Planning ahead for a Veteran's or loved one's final resting place can eliminate unnecessary delays and reduce stress on a family at a difficult time.

Apply online for pre-need eligibility determinations:

  • Veteran or servicemember
  • Spouse
  • Dependent family member

More information: Pre-need eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery

If your Veteran or loved one has already passed away, you do not need to apply for a pre-need determination. Call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office directly at 800-535-1117 (TTY: 711) to determine your loved one's eligibility for time-of-need requests.

Burial and Memorial Benefits

Review the VA benefits to plan the burial or memorial for Veterans and family members, check eligibility and find out how to apply.

Learn about these VA burial and memorial benefits and more:

  • Headstone or marker
  • Medallion
  • Presidential Memorial Certificates
  • Burial flag
  • Burial allowance

Veterans Legacy Memorial

The Veterans Legacy Memorial is the nation's largest digital platform dedicated to the memory of more than 10 million Veterans and servicemembers.

Visit their memorial pages to celebrate their legacy, military service and sacrifice to our nation.

  • Post tributes
  • Upload images
  • Share biographical information and historical documents

Remembrance: Operation Enduring Freedom (Apr. 27)

On April 27, 2011, eight U.S. Air Force servicemembers and a U.S. contractor died at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. These Veterans served during Operation Enduring Freedom.

NCA invites you to remember these Veterans by visiting those with memorial pages to celebrate the legacy, military service, and sacrifice to our nation of these heroes. You can post tributes, upload images, and share biographical information or historical documents.

VLM Featured Veteran
Goro Matsumoto
U.S. Army, SGT
World War II
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Killed in Action
Dec 6, 1918 – Oct 29, 1944
Photo for Featured Veteran from the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM): Goro Matsumoto, U.S. Army, SGT, World War II, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), Killed in Action, December 6, 1918 to October 29, 1944.
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