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{{Short description|Veterans cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States}}
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{{Infobox cemetery
| name        = National Memorial Cemetery<br />of the Pacific
| image       = National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific 2005.jpg
| imagesize   = 260
| caption     = National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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| established = 1949
| country     = [[United States]]
| location    = [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|21|18|46|N|157|50|47|W|type:landmark_scale:2500_source:GNIS|display=it}}
| type        = [[United States National Cemetery]]
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| owner       = [[National Cemetery Administration]]
| size        =
| graves      = >61,000
| website     = https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nmcp.asp
| findagraveid= 103872
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[[Image:Punchbowl (1237).JPG|thumb|The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific occupies much of Punchbowl Crater.]]
[[Image:Punchbowl (1239).JPG|thumb|The memorial contains a small chapel and tribute to the various battles fought in the Pacific.]]
[[Image:Punchbowl (1236).JPG|thumb|The walls of the memorial are etched with names of those who were never recovered from battle.]]
[[Image:National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (51871630202).jpg|thumb|right|"The solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom" – quotation from Abraham Lincoln's [[Letter to Mrs. Bixby]]]]
[[Image:Punchbowl headstones.jpg|thumb|As of 1951, all the graves are marked with flat granite headstones.]]
The '''National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific''' (informally known as '''Punchbowl Cemetery''') is a [[United States national cemetery|national cemetery]] located at [[Punchbowl Crater]] in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]. It serves as a memorial to honor those men and women who served in the [[United States Armed Forces]], and those who have been killed in doing so. It is administered by the [[National Cemetery Administration]] of the United States [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  Millions of visitors visit the cemetery each year, and it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hawaii.