Guide To Burial At Arlington National Cemetery

Contents: (1) History; (2) Hours of Oper.; Staff contacts; (3) Eligibility for In-ground Burial; In-ground Burial of Cremated Remains; & Columbarium Inurnment; Requesting an Exception to Burial Eligibility Policies; Obtaining Mil. Records; Active Duty Deaths; Listing of VA Nat. Cemeteries; Arranging In-ground Burials; & Columbarium Inurnments; (4) Interment Costs; Assign. of Gravesites; Mil. Honors; Enlisted Personnel; Commissioned & Warrant Officers; Burial Flags; Headstones & Niche Covers; Memorial Markers; & Graveliners; (5) Locating a Gravesite; Gravesite Maint.; Vehicle Passes for Gravesite Visitations; Gravesite Floral Tributes; Permanent Floral Containers; & Presidential Memorial Cert.: & (6) Frequently Asked Questions.

This guide is to be used to obtain general information regarding policies and procedures for burial and related activities at Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans and their dependents or personal representatives can use this to assist in eligibility determination for interment (ground burial of either casketed or inurned remains) and for Columbarium/Wall inurnment (cremated remains) and to better understand the burial process at Arlington National Cemetery. The guide also contains information essential to process a future request for interment or inurnment, submit questions, issues or concerns regarding gravesites and other important information regarding cemetery procedures and regulations.

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