Site Map
To help you navigate throughout the VA National Cemetery Administration Web site easily, we have included a map of the pages on the Web site.
Burial & Memorial Benefits Home PageNational Cemetery Administration
Burial & Memorial Benefits
Burial Benefits Available from the National Cemetery Administration
Eligibility
Preparing in Advance
How to Make Burial Arrangements at the Time of Need
What to expect upon your arrival at the national cemetery
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
Spanish version
Headstones and Markers
Most Recent Legislative Changes Concerning Eligibility for Headstones, Markers and Medallions
General Information
Eligibility for a Headstone or Marker
New Regulation - Headstone, Marker and Medallion Application Process Updates
Ordering a Headstone or Marker
Types of Headstones, Markers and Medallions Available
Q&A About VA's Medallion Benefit
Important: Updated Instructions for Completing VA Form 40-1330
VA Form 40-1330, Claim for Standard Government Headstone or Marker
VA Form 40-1330M, Claim for Government Medallion
Emblems of Belief Available for Placement on Headstones and Markers
Veterans Military Discharge Documents
Checking Status of a Headstone Marker or Medallion Request
Memorial Headstones and Markers
Setting Government Headstones and Markers
Replacement Headstones and Markers
Pre-World War I Era Headstones and Markers
Headstone and Marker Inscription Abbreviations
Presidential Memorial Certificates
Eligibility for Benefits
Women and Minority Veterans
Facts and Information
What's New
Medallion Benefit
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
Arlington National Cemetery
Department of Interior National Cemeteries
American Battle Monuments Commission National Cemeteries*
About NCA
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Advisory Committee on Cemeteries & Memorials
Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Fact Sheets
NCA Job Opportunities
Employee Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions
Freedom of Information Act Reading Room
New Gettysburg Address Tablets for National Cemeteries to Honor Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
GENERAL
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
A 30-minute video illustrating the rich history of the national cemeteries
"Shrines of the Honored Dead: A Study of the National Cemetery System"
Six articles by Edward Steere that appeared in The Quartermaster Review, in 1953-1954
American Military Cemeteries: A Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Grounds of the United States, including Cemeteries Overseas by Dean W. Holt (McFarland & Co., North Carolina) 1992 (out of print)
HISTORIC-RESOURCE INFORMATION
Memorials Inventory Project (MIP) - Final Report, January 2006
Previous MIP Reports, 2001-2005
NCA Memorials - FY07
Alphabetical List
By Cemetery
By State
Project Description
Fall 2005 Fieldwork
History of Government-Furnished Headstones and Markers
Plan of National Cemeteries with Lodges Designed by Gen. Montgomery Meigs
"Bivouac of the Dead"
The elegiac verse by Theodore O'Hare and its presence in national cemeteries
National 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
TwHP is a component of the National Register of Historic Places, which helps develop guidance on using places to teach and encourages educators, historians, preservationists and others to work together effectively. Two NCA properties are the subject of TwHP lesson plans
"A Nation Repays Its Debt: The National Soldiers' Home and Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio"* (Dayton National Cemetery)
This teaching lesson — Comfortable Camps: Archaeology of the Confederate Guard Camp at the Florence Stockade —is modeled after those associated with the NPS Teaching With Historic Places program. It was developed as part of mitigation associated with NCA’s expansion of Florence National Cemetery.
More Lesson Plans about places associated with national cemeteries
Helpful Research Links
General Information
Priority List of Pending State and Tribal Government Cemetery Construction Grant Preapplications
New State Veterans Cemeteries
Establishing a State or Tribal Veterans Cemetery
Instructions for Applying for a State or Tribal Cemetery Grant
Veterans Grants Planning Model
Grant Requirements
Veterans Cemetery Grants Program/Grant Information Kit
SSGP Master Plan Requirements
Submission Requirement Post Master Plan and Project Close-out
Veterans Cemetery Grants Forms
List of State Veterans Cemeteries (Address and Phone Numbers)
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)
Other Benefits
Military Funeral Honors
Burial Flags
Burial Allowance
Survivor's Benefits
Helpful Links
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.
Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents
*Note: Link will take you outside the VA web site.
