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A veterans cemetery, sometimes called a national cemetery, is a type of military cemetery reserved for the interment of veterans and, often, their spouses and dependent children. Unlike war graves, which inter the remains of service members who died during certain battles or wars, most interments in veterans cemeteries are of service members who die after they have left the military, although some may include war casualties. Veterans cemeteries may also include war memorials and cenotaphs.
Some veterans cemeteries began as cemeteries at individual military posts or forts; others began as war cemeteries and later expanded to include veterans. Others have been established independently to serve veteran populations in geographic areas.
Popularized by the United States National Cemetery System, a division of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), dozens of veterans cemeteries have been established across the world, most in the United States. Most are maintained by their country of origin but others are owned or operated by subdivisions, such as by individual U.S. state governments or by the country's military.
History
[edit]Examples
[edit]Canada
[edit]Philippines
[edit]South Korea
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United States
[edit]A list of all national cemeteries in the United States can be found at United States National Cemetery System. State- or military- operated veterans cemeteries include:
- Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery
- Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery
- Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- South Dakota Veterans Cemetery
- Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery
- West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Holt, Dean W. (2010). American Military Cemeteries (2nd ed.). McFarland, Inc. ISBN 9780786457328. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Google Books.
- McCormick, Kathleen (1991). "In Service to Serenity". Landscape Architecture Magazine. Vol. 81, no. 2. pp. 70–72. JSTOR 44674441. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via JSTOR.
- Morman, Armaad R. (August 30, 2010). Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries (Report). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- Orndoff, Donald H. (2008). "VA: Modernizing Critical Assets". The Military Engineer. 100 (654): 63–64. JSTOR 44531543. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via JSTOR.