Willamette National Cemetery
No Cemetery Costs
No Cemetery Costs
No Cemetery Costs
Burial benefits available include a gravesite in any of the VA national cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone, marker, or medallion, a burial flag, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate at no cost to the family.
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Honors
No Cemetery Costs
No Cemetery Costs
A contingent of the Oregon National Guard is currently assigned to the cemetery to perform full military honors on a first-assigned, first-served basis. Honor guards from local reserve components, veterans service and other organizations may be secured when the Oregon Honor Guard has been previously assigned or when requested by the next of kin.
Free Headstone
No Cemetery Costs
Free Headstone
Willamette National Cemetery offers Upright Headstones: Granite or Marble, Flat Grave Markers: Granite or Marble, Flat Grave Marker: Bronze. In addition to the headstone and markers pictured, two special styles of upright headstones are available for those who served with Union Forces during the Civil War or for those who served in the
Willamette National Cemetery offers Upright Headstones: Granite or Marble, Flat Grave Markers: Granite or Marble, Flat Grave Marker: Bronze. In addition to the headstone and markers pictured, two special styles of upright headstones are available for those who served with Union Forces during the Civil War or for those who served in the Spanish-American War. Another style headstone is available for those who served with the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Eligibility
Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active-duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
A Veteran's spouse, widow or widower, minor dependent children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran.
Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
