Veterans Legacy Program
The NCA Cemetery Director Intern Program offers individuals interested in becoming a cemetery director the opportunity to gain the foundational skills needed to start those individuals on their career path.
The new 236-acre cemetery will serve the burial needs of more than 112,000 Veterans in the cemetery’s service area.
This summer, 13 new directors completed training through a program designed to focus on customer service for the families of Veterans.
More than 1,000 supporters of fallen Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald, who served in both the Army and the Marine Corps, attended services at Louisiana National Cemetery/
The mission of the Veterans Legacy Program is to memorialize Veterans’ service to the nation by telling their stories.
More than 10,000 people descended on the Dallas - Fort Work National Cemetery last week as Navy Veteran and Dallas Police officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa was laid to rest.
The Honor Bell is a 1000-pound bronze instrument specially forged from the legacy of heroic servicemen and women and tolled exclusively for funeral rites and memorial ceremonies to signal a nation's respect and sound its loss.
“VA recently announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans' service and sacrifice through educational programming using the rich resources found throughout VA national cemeteries, soldier’s lots and monument sites,” said Matthew Sullivan, deputy under secretary for finance and planning for the National Cemetery Administration. “NCA will bring their stories to life.”
On Memorial Day 2016, VA's National Cemetery Administration (NCA) will officially launch the Veterans Legacy Program to provide educational opportunities for the public to learn about the about the legacy of Veteran sacrifice.
“We’re here to ensure that no Veteran is alone when they are laid to rest,” said Rick Crabb, a ride captain for the North Texas chapter of the Patriot Guard. The North Texas Patriot Guard Riders, the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Honor Guard, the Texas National Guard Military Funeral Honors teams took part in the burial services.
The forgotten graves of 22 Civil War Veterans received military headstones at a cemetery in Oswego, Illinois
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