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Pre-Need Eligibility form.

Pre-Need Eligibility


Planning in advance for a Veteran's or loved-one's final resting place can eliminate unnecessary delays and reduce stress on a family at a difficult time.


More than 100 Volunteers gather together to clean headstones of Veterans interred at a national cemetery.

National Day of Service


NCA will host volunteer events organized by Carry The Load (non-profit organization) at more than 60 national cemeteries to honor and remember our nation's heroes on September 6, 2025 (1 event) and September 11 (65 events).


Carry the load for others during Memorial May.

Saluting Branches


Saluting Branches is a national day of service on September 17, 2025 where tree care professionals volunteer their time and skills to care for trees and landscapes at national cemeteries to honor our nation's Veterans.


Image of Map from the NCA Find a Cemetery page.

Find a Cemetery


NCA's interactive map enables Veterans to search for their final resting place or for those who want to visit their Veteran interred at 156 VA managed or 124 VA grant-funded cemeteries.


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Plan in Advance National Day of Service Saluting Branches Find a Cemetery
 
Purple Heart decoration next to message for National Purple Heart Day on August 7.

Remembrance: Purple Heart Recipients

Originally created as the "Badge of Military Merit" by General George Washington on August 7, 1782, the Purple Heart is the nation's oldest military decoration. Washington created the decoration to recognize "not only instances of unusual gallantry in battle, but also extraordinary fidelity and essential service in any way," during the American Revolution.

Today, the Purple Heart remains a respected military decoration given to servicemembers for wounds sustained during service. Read about its history and first recipients and visit memorial pages of the most awarded recipients.

Burial and Memorial Benefits

Review the VA benefits to plan the burial or memorial for Veterans and family members, check eligibility and find out how to apply.

Learn about these VA burial and memorial benefits and more:

  • Headstone or marker
  • Medallion
  • Presidential Memorial Certificates
  • Burial flag
  • Burial allowance

Veterans Legacy Memorial

The Veterans Legacy Memorial is the nation's largest digital platform dedicated to the memory of more than 10 million Veterans and servicemembers.

Visit their memorial pages to celebrate their legacy, military service and sacrifice to our nation.

  • Post tributes
  • Upload images
  • Share biographical information and historical documents
A V formation of American Soldiers throughout U.S. History with an American Flag at front center.

Share your story, today, with โ€œVLM for Living Veteransโ€

Jennifer Jessup, Chief of Staff, NCA
Richelle Taylor, Public Affairs Specialist, NCA
Published: May 14, 2025

โ€œVLM for Living Veteransโ€ allows Veterans to share their life stories today.

Made possible by the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), the new online feature is free and it enables Veterans to securely share their photos, autobiographies, military and life milestone achievements, and historical documents about their lives.

Army Chaplain and 1st Lt. Lawrence Provost recently created his legacy page. โ€œI signed up because pre-need gives me peace of mind for my family when planning for my burial. The VLM for Living Veteran feature of sharing my story now is a great tool to tell my story the way I want to tell it.โ€

VLM Featured Veteran
George E. Day, Sr.
U.S. Air Force, BG
World War II ยท Korea ยท Vietnam
Medal of Honor
Ex-Prisoner of War (Vietnam)
Photo for Featured Veteran from the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM): George E. Day, Sr., U.S. Air Force, BG, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Medal of Honor, Ex-Prisoner of War (Vietnam).
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