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Originally published:<\/strong> 2026-05-19T17:00:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs will host Memorial Day ceremonies this weekend at more than 120 VA national cemeteries across the country for 100,000 attendees.<\/p>\n

All events and parking are free of charge and open to the public, and will feature\u00a0wreath-laying ceremonies, commemorative speeches, the playing of Taps and other patriotic events to honor America\u2019s interred service members.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis Memorial Day weekend, we invite Americans to join us at a VA national cemetery to honor those who died in defense of our nation,\u201d said VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown.<\/strong> \u201cTogether, we will ensure the legacies of these brave heroes live on for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

All 157 VA National Cemeteries<\/a>\u00a0and 35 soldiers\u2019 lots will be open throughout Memorial Day weekend, May 22-25.\u00a0View the complete list<\/a>\u00a0of official VA National Cemetery Memorial Day events and visiting hours at a\u00a0location near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about volunteer opportunities at VA national cemeteries visit the\u00a0following NCA webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Members of the public may also make submissions to VA\u2019s\u00a0Veterans Legacy Memorial<\/a> \u00a0website, which features written tributes, photos, biographies, documents and other information.<\/p>\n

The VLM website hosts a memorial page for each of the more than 10.7 million Veterans interred in\u00a0VA National Cemeteries<\/a>\u00a0and VA grant-funded cemeteries, Department of War-managed cemeteries, such as\u00a0Arlington National Cemetery<\/a>,\u00a0U.S. Park Service National Cemeteries<\/a>,\u00a0American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a>\u00a0cemeteries and in thousands of private cemeteries nationwide where Veterans have received a VA-provided gravesite marker since 1996.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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