A Guide to Burial at Arlington National Cemetery

• General Information
• Hours of Operation for Funerals
• Hours of Operation for Visitation
  

Establishing Eligibility

• Eligibility for Interment (Ground Burial)
• Eligibility for Columbarium Inurnment
• Eligibility for Interment of Cremated Remains in Unmarked Area
  • Requesting an Exception to Policy
  • Burden of Proof for Eligibility
  • Active Duty Deaths
  • Contacting the Department of Veterans Affairs

At the Time of Need

• Arranging an Interment
  • Arranging Columbarium Inurnment
  • Interment/Inurnment Costs
  • Assignment of Gravesites
  • Military Honors
  • Burial Flags
  • Headstones and Niche Covers
  • Graveliners

After the Time of Need

• Locating a Gravesite/Niche
  • Gravesite Maintenance
  • Vehicle Passes for Gravesite Visitation
  • Gravesite Floral Tributes
  • Permanent Floral Containers
  • Presidential Memorial Certificates

Frequently Asked Questions

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