Associated Press published an article April 13, 2004,
stating VA has put on the Web 3.2 million records for
veterans buried at 120 national cemeteries since the
Civil War. Many of the records used to be on paper and
microfilm. Private companies have put some of the
information online and charged for it, but the VA
information is free.
The VA's gravesite navigator includes names, dates of
birth and death, military service dates, service
branch and rank if known, cemetery information and
grave location in the cemetery. The VA will withhold
some information, such as next of kin, for privacy
purposes.
The site will be updated daily. Annually, about 80,000
veterans are buried at national cemeteries.
The VA's Nationwide Gravesite Locator, at
http://www.cem.va.gov, also has records for some state
veterans cemeteries and burials in Arlington National
Cemetery since 1999.
The VA also hopes to add records for veterans whose
families requested grave markers from the VA. Those
markers may go to private cemeteries or cemeteries
overseas.
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