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COVID-19 ALERT
All Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries remain open and continue to provide interment for Veterans and eligible individuals during this health crisis. Committal services, which had been discontinued on March 23, resumed at all NCA cemeteries in June. VA national cemeteries have been contacting families who were unable to hold a committal service due to the COVID-19 pandemic to arrange memorial services for their loved ones.
The National Cemetery Administration has implemented a robust set of measures that allows us to conduct committal and memorial services while protecting the health and safety of Veterans, their families and our team members who serve them. VA national cemeteries continue to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
VA National Cemeteries & National Cemetery Scheduling Office: Open on December 24th
On December 11, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on "Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2020." While many federal government offices will be closed, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries and the National Cemetery Scheduling Office will conduct burial and committal services on that day.
VA national cemeteries will honor all burials that were scheduled prior to Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Beginning Tuesday, December 15, 2020, VA's National Cemetery Scheduling Office and the national cemeteries will no longer schedule interment services for December 24th. Cemetery staffing on December 24th will be limited to supporting scheduled services and may vary by cemetery. However, all VA national cemeteries will remain open for visitation.
Veterans, their family members and funeral homes can schedule burial and committal services VA national cemeteries calling toll free 1-800-535-1117 and faxing supporting documentation to 1-866-900-6417.