Memorial Affairs

A man who lived through history: Allen Newton Frazier enlisted in the segregated Marine Corps and retired from the integrated Marine Corps. He was honored at the end of his life with the Congressional Gold Medal along with his comrades who came through Camp Montford Point.

NCA intern Maari Weiss shares with us today the story […]

Riverside National Cemetery foreman, Edgar Llaneza, honors CPL Thomas Naud and commemorates his life and legacy with CPL Naud's family.

An estimated 250 community members came to the Alexandria National Cemetery on Dec. 17 to participate in the laying of more than 2,700 donated wreaths at the graves of Veterans.

Like many other men and women of his generation, Paul A. Wieser volunteered to serve his country at a young age.

“Oliver Villalobos is a true servant leader who personifies the dedication of NCA employees across the nation by ensuring Veterans have a final resting place of dignity, honor and respect,” said Ronald Walters, VAs Interim Undersecretary for Memorial Affairs.

Wreaths Across America events will be held Dec. 17 at VA national cemeteries to honor and remember our nation’s Veterans.

VA announced that it now provides eligibility determinations for interment in a VA national cemetery prior to the time of need.

Honoring a Navy Veteran with a VA memorial marker has meant a lot to this family, and they can't thank VA enough.

When George DeLong started out in the Navy, he had no idea that, within the first year, he would survive one of the worst attacks the United States has ever faced.

As National Native American Heritage Month is coming to a […]

Vera Cecelia Gustafson Palmer experienced World War II in a unique way. She was seldom far from the front, and she saw the worst that the war inflicted, but she also saw heroism on a daily basis.