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  • VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services

    VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services

    VA's National Cemetery Administration earned the highest customer satisfaction score ever achieved by any public or private organization measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, as part of the group’s 2025 report.

  • VA provides over $77 million in grants to state Veterans cemeteries

    VA provides over $77 million in grants to state Veterans cemeteries

    VA awards more than $77 million in grants in fiscal year 2025 for the expansion and improvement of 20 state Veterans cemeteries throughout the nation and one establishment grant for Alaska’s first state Veterans cemetery.

  • VA dedicates new Southern Utah National Cemetery

    VA dedicates new Southern Utah National Cemetery

    VA dedicates the Southern Utah National Cemetery in Cedar City, Utah.

  • VA cemeteries to hold national day of service and remembrance marking the 24th anniversary of 9/11

    VA cemeteries to hold national day of service and remembrance marking the 24th anniversary of 9/11

    Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries will host a day of service and remembrance to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, also known as Patriot Day.

  • VA to host Memorial Day ceremonies at 130+ national cemeteries

    VA to host Memorial Day ceremonies at 130+ national cemeteries

    Join VA during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, at more the 130 cemeteries across the country for commemorative activities honoring Veterans.

  • VA broadens online memorials for Veterans buried overseas

    VA broadens online memorials for Veterans buried overseas

    VA's Veterans Legacy Memorial website adds 210,000 additional pages for American Veterans interred and honored in cemeteries and memorials.

  • VA expands access to Veterans Legacy Memorial, allowing Veterans to chronicle their life story

    VA expands access to Veterans Legacy Memorial, allowing Veterans to chronicle their life story

    VA expanded the Veterans Legacy Memorial — the nation’s largest digital platform dedicated to the memory of Veterans and service members — to allow Veterans to tell their own story before they pass away.

  • VA awards more than $44.5M in grants to state Veterans cemeteries

    VA awards more than $44.5M in grants to state Veterans cemeteries

    VA's National Cemetery Administration awarded $44,553,338 in grants for the expansion and/or improvement of state Veterans’ cemeteries during fiscal year 2024.

  • VA marks 23rd anniversary of 9/11 with National Day of Service and Remembrance events at VA national cemeteries nationwide

    VA marks 23rd anniversary of 9/11 with National Day of Service and Remembrance events at VA national cemeteries nationwide

    VA to host more than 60 National Day of Service and Remembrance events on Sept. 11 at VA national cemeteries across 34 states and Puerto Rico.

  • VA announces and names new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico

    VA announces and names new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will begin building a new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2025. The cemetery will be named Albuquerque National Cemetery and will be the third national cemetery in the state.

  • VA invites Veterans and public to join annual Memorial Day ceremonies at 130+ VA cemeteries

    VA invites Veterans and public to join annual Memorial Day ceremonies at 130+ VA cemeteries

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will host Memorial Day ceremonies at more than 130 national cemeteries across the country to commemorate the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation, as well as all Veterans buried in VA cemeteries.

  • VA supporting nationwide ‘Memorial May’ marches honoring Veterans, service members

    VA supporting nationwide ‘Memorial May’ marches honoring Veterans, service members

    Between now and May 27, the Department of Veterans Affairs will participate in a 20,000-mile nationwide march across the United States with 214,000 volunteers honoring our nation’s Veterans, service members and families.

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