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{{Short description|Cemeteries for veterans in the United States}} | {{Short description|Cemeteries for veterans in the United States}} | ||
{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName= National Cemetery System | |||
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission= To provide dignified burial services for veterans and their eligible family members, and to maintain national cemeteries as national shrines. The National Cemetery System honors the memory of those who have served by ensuring their resting places are preserved and respected. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs | |||
|Employees= | |||
|Budget= $340 million (FY 2022) | |||
|Website= https://www.cem.va.gov | |||
|Services= Burial services; Memorial products; Cemetery maintenance; Veteran's cemetery grants | |||
|ParentOrganization= Department of Veterans Affairs | |||
|CreationLegislation= National Cemeteries Act of 1973 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.8969243,-77.0285444 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA | |||
}} | |||
The '''United States National Cemetery System''' is a system of 164 military cemeteries in the [[United States]] and its territories. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=012/llsl012.db&recNum=627|access-date=2020-12-13|website=memory.loc.gov}}</ref> By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administration |first=National Cemetery |title=Dates of Establishment: National Cemeteries & NCA Burial Sites (1 of 6) - National Cemetery Administration |url=https://www.cem.va.gov/facts/Dates_of_Establishment_1.asp |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.cem.va.gov |language=en}}</ref> Two of the nation's most iconic military cemeteries, [[Arlington National Cemetery]] which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, and [[Gettysburg National Cemetery]], under the jurisdiction of the [[National Park Service]], were established in 1864 and 1863, respectively. | The '''United States National Cemetery System''' is a system of 164 military cemeteries in the [[United States]] and its territories. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=012/llsl012.db&recNum=627|access-date=2020-12-13|website=memory.loc.gov}}</ref> By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administration |first=National Cemetery |title=Dates of Establishment: National Cemeteries & NCA Burial Sites (1 of 6) - National Cemetery Administration |url=https://www.cem.va.gov/facts/Dates_of_Establishment_1.asp |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.cem.va.gov |language=en}}</ref> Two of the nation's most iconic military cemeteries, [[Arlington National Cemetery]] which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, and [[Gettysburg National Cemetery]], under the jurisdiction of the [[National Park Service]], were established in 1864 and 1863, respectively. | ||