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Veteran's Park

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Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park
Phone:
+1 414-257-7275

Hours:
Sunday6am - 10pm
Monday6am - 10pm
Tuesday6am - 10pm
Wednesday6am - 10pm
Thursday6am - 10pm
Friday6am - 10pm
Saturday6am - 10pm


The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 17, 1862. By the end of 1862, 14 national cemeteries had been established . A national cemetery is generally a military cemetery containing the graves of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their spouses, but not exclusively so. The best known national cemetery is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C.. Some national cemeteries, especially Arlington, contain the graves of important civilian leaders and other important national figures. Some national cemeteries also contain sections for Confederate soldiers. In addition to national cemeteries, there are also state veteran cemeteries. The National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs maintains 131 of the 147 national cemeteries as well as the Nationwide Gravesite Locator, which can be used to find burial locations of American military veterans. The Department of the Army maintains two national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery and United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, and 39 other cemeteries across the United States under Army National Military Cemeteries. The National Park Service maintains 14 cemeteries associated with historic sites and battlefields. The American Battle Monuments Commission, an independent agency, maintains 24 American military cemeteries and other memorials outside the United States.
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