Burial benefits earned through service: national and state cemeteries, headstones and markers, military funeral honors, and the allowances families can claim.
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One of the largest national cemeteries in the country, serving eligible veterans, service members, spouses and dependent children with casketed and cremated burial. An all-volunteer Memorial Rifle Squad renders military funeral honors. Office hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule a burial, call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-800-535-1117; pre-need eligibility can be applied for in advance.
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How to get help from Fort Snelling National Cemetery
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VA National Cemetery Administration cemetery at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd N, serving eligible veterans and their families in the Tampa Bay area. Provides burial of cremated remains and interment of casketed remains in existing family gravesites, plus memorial and interment scheduling.
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A VA National Cemetery Administration cemetery in Bushnell (Sumter County), about 50 miles north of Tampa, serving the greater Tampa Bay area. Provides casket and cremation burial for eligible veterans and dependents, pre-need eligibility applications, committal services, and military funeral honors coordination.
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How to get help from Florida National Cemetery
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VA National Cemetery Administration burial ground at 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, providing gravesites, columbarium niches, and memorial services for eligible veterans and family members. Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; grounds open sunrise to sunset.
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Official Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs page outlining veteran burial and memorial benefits, including national and state cemetery eligibility, government headstones, markers and medallions, burial flags, and how families arrange interment for veterans, spouses, and dependents.
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How to get help from Florida Dept. of Veterans' Affairs: Burial Benefits
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VA national cemetery in Harwood, just north of Fargo, opened in 2019 as the first national cemetery in North Dakota. Burial, opening and closing of the grave, a government headstone or marker, and perpetual care are provided at no cost to eligible veterans, their spouses, and dependent children. Burials are scheduled through the National Cemetery Scheduling Office: fax discharge papers to 866-900-6417, then call 800-535-1117. Grounds open sunrise to sunset daily; office Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mailing address is 2101 Elm St N, Bldg 40, Fargo, ND 58102.
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North Dakota's state veterans cemetery, operated by the Adjutant General of North Dakota (North Dakota National Guard). Burial options include in-ground casket and cremation gravesites plus columbarium niches; eligibility covers veterans with qualifying service and an honorable, general, or under-honorable-conditions discharge, along with spouses and eligible dependents. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and the grounds are open 24 hours for visitation; it is about a three-hour drive southwest of Fargo, so Fargo-area families may find Fargo National Cemetery in Harwood ND closer.
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State veterans cemetery managed by the Texas Veterans Land Board, serving the Fort Hood area. There is no charge for interment of veterans, their spouses or eligible dependents: the benefit covers the grave plot, opening and closing of the grave, a concrete grave liner for casketed burials, a headstone or marker, burial flag, Presidential Memorial Certificate, military honors and perpetual care. Eligibility matches VA national cemetery rules: any member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty, or any veteran discharged under conditions other than dishonorable; Guard/Reserve service that was training-only generally does not qualify. Funeral home costs are not covered. Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; burials 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays. Visitation 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily October 1 to March 31 and 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily April 1 to September 30.
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How to get help from Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
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Most veterans and active-duty service members are eligible for military funeral honors at no cost to the family, including the folding and presentation of the flag, the playing of Taps and a uniformed detail. Requests usually go through the funeral director, or families can use the Military Funeral Honors Directory to reach their service branch's local contacts. The phone number reaches Military OneSource.
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VA website with a memorial page for each veteran buried in a VA national cemetery, a VA-funded state or tribal veterans cemetery, or another eligible cemetery, including private cemeteries where VA provided the headstone, marker or medallion. Search by name, branch or year of death; family and friends can add tributes, photos and biographical details, which VA moderators review before posting.
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How to get help from Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)
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