National Cemeteries Grave Locator
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LDVA operates five veterans cemeteries located across the state, offering a variety of burial options for veterans, spouses and dependent children. Each location features beautiful and spacious grounds, covered shelter for committal services and are open Monday through Friday for interments with visitation open daily.
LDVA Cemeteries can provide upright granite headstones, flat granite memorial markers and granite niche covers. Availability varies at each cemetery. Please contact your local office to discuss further.
Funding: LDVA Veterans Cemeteries are made possible with grants through the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which provide 100% funding for all aspects of initial planning and construction.
Locations: Cemeteries are located in Keithville, Leesville, Slidell, Rayville and Jennings. Find more about each location on our Locations page. Each LDVA Veterans Cemetery also features an Administrative Building with a computerized grave locator. A grave locator is also available online at GraveLocator.cem.va.gov.
The military service requirement for burial in LDVA Veterans Cemeteries must be in accordance with the eligibility standards as set by the USDVA National Cemetery Administration. Prior to passing you can confirm your eligibility for interment by completing the Eligibility Request Form below.
Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery
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Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery
Andersonville National Cemetery was established to provide a permanent place of honor for those who died in military service to our country. The initial interments, beginning in February 1864, were trench burials of the prisoners who died in the nearby military prison. In fourteen months, nearly 13,000 soldiers were buried here. Today the cemetery contains nearly 20,000 interments. Burial locations can be located online using the Nationwide Graveside Locator.
Before your visit, take time to acquaint yourself with Andersonville National Cemetery from the information found here. In order to maintain an atmosphere of reflection and respect, guidelines for visiting the cemetery and grave decoration policies have been established; please acquaint yourself with these policies before your visit.
One of fourteen National Cemeteries administered by the National Park Service, Andersonville National Cemetery remains open and active for burials. Burial arrangements will be made after death, as with all national cemeteries. The park does not reserve grave space. Veterans or spouses wishing to be buried in national cemeteries should have the veteran's military separation papers available to establish eligibility, which requires an other-than-dishonorable discharge. Dependent children may also be buried.
The State Veterans Cemetery is located 3 miles west of Fairchild Air Force Base. From the flag assembly area looking southward, Francher Butte and West Medical Lake are present. Looking northward from the Committal Shelter, military aircraft banking northward off the 90 foot flagpole with its 30 foot flag lowered to half-staff often form the backdrop to interment services, and provide a serene setting for the final resting place of our nation's heroes, our veterans and their families.
The Public Information Center is located in the administration building. There is a grave site locator kiosk, accessible 7 days a week located just inside the foyer along with cemetery pamphlets that answer many questions.
From Spokane International Airport, take Interstate-90 westbound to exit 272 (Highway 902 Gold Star Memorial Highway Medical Lake). Stay on Highway 902 for 5.7 miles. Continue on Brooks Road West/North approximately 1 mile. Turn left on San Salvadore 1.2 miles to cemetery entrance on your right.
From Ritzville, take Interstate-90 eastbound to exit 264 (Highway 902 Salnave/Medical Lake). Take Highway 902 west for 6.9 miles. Turn left on Brooks Road to San Salvador, mile on left. Take San Salvador 1.2 miles to cemetery entrance on your right. Map
A United States flag is provided, at no cost, to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased Veteran who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is furnished to honor the memory of a Veteran's military service to his or her country. VA will furnish a burial flag for memorialization for an other than dishonorably discharged:
Generally, the flag is given to the next-of-kin, as a keepsake, after its use during the funeral service. When there is no next-of-kin, VA will furnish the flag to a friend making request for it. For those VA national cemeteries with an Avenue of Flags, families of Veterans buried in these national cemeteries may donate the burial flags of their loved ones to be flown on patriotic holidays.
You may apply for the flag by completing VA Form 27-2008, Application for United States Flag for Burial Purposes. U.S. Post Offices are the primary issuing point for burial flags. Generally, the funeral director can help you obtain a flag. Call and confirm with the post office in advance. Not all local post offices have burial flags on hand but they should be able to direct you to the closest issuing post office. Regional VA Offices can also help identify local issuing points.
Cemetery staff will initiate a records request from the National Archives for State Veterans Cemetery interment cases and provide interment eligibility confirmation once determined. Note: There are no costs for interment at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery.
Preparation of the body (embalming or cremation) are not direct VA covered benefits. Federal dollars may be available to offset costs provided there are no next of kin, if there are surviving NOK the veteran must be service connected to receive financial assistance. Funeral Directors determine benefit eligibility for interments elsewhere by calling National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-800-535-1117.
Washington State. RCW 73.08.070 County Burial of Indigent Deceased Veterans provides county assistance for burial expenses for indigent (claimed or unclaimed) veterans who are county residents and meet policy requirements. Contact local county offices for specific requirements and monetary thresholds. RCW 68.50.230, (2)(a) WDVA certifies eligibility, (c)(i) release of liability.
DISCLAIMER
The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), including the State Veterans Homes, does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment. WDVA complies with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act in its facilities, activities, programs and services. WDVA can provide auxiliary aids and services such as assistive listening devices, TDD/TTY and ASL/ESL interpreters, etc., at no charge for persons with disabilities.
Federal VA Burial BenefitsThe US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) honors veterans with final resting places in national shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service to our nation. The purpose of the NCA is to:
Burial benefits available include a grave site in any of 128 national cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, all at no cost to the family. Some veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. Cremated remains are buried or inurned in national cemeteries in the same manner and with the same honors as casketed remains.
Burial benefits available for veterans buried in a private cemetery include a a government headstone or marker, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate, at no cost to the family. Some veterans may also be eligible for Burial Allowances. There are no benefits available to spouses and dependents buried in a private cemetery.
The VA will furnish upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death.
For eligible veterans that died on or after Nov. 1, 1990, the VA may also provide a headstone or marker for graves that are already marked with a private headstone or marker. When the grave is already marked, applicants will have the option to submit a claim for either a traditional headstone or marker, or a new medallion.
Flat markers in granite, marble, and bronze, and upright headstones in granite and marble are available. The style chosen must be consistent with existing monuments at the place of burial. Niche markers are also available to mark columbaria used for internment of cremated remains.
A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate, signed by the current President, to honor the memory of an honorably discharged deceased veteran. The program was initiated in March 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and has been continued by all subsequent Presidents. Statutory authority for the program is Section 112, Title 38, of the United States Code.
If you have any questions about the Burial at Sea program, please contact the United States Navy Mortuary Affairs office toll-free at 1-866-787-0081 or contact the visit the Department of the Navy Burial At Sea information page.
The Nationwide Gravesite Locator allows users to search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in US VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
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