{"id":71057,"date":"2020-06-05T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/05\/veterans-cemeteries-to-resume-some-committal-memorial-services-next-week\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:41:25","slug":"veterans-cemeteries-to-resume-some-committal-memorial-services-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/06\/05\/veterans-cemeteries-to-resume-some-committal-memorial-services-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans cemeteries to resume some committal, memorial services next week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/va-cemeteries-will-open-to-the-public-on-memorial-day-but-wreath-laying-ceremonies-will-be-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> announced Friday they will resume committal services at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/04\/va-to-engrave-controversial-motto-in-bronze-at-all-department-cemeteries\/\" target=\"_blank\">most department cemeteries<\/a> beginning next week and will resume full memorial services next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after more than two months of delayed and cancelled services at the department\u2019s 140-plus cemeteries because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The sites have been open to visitors during that time, but officials have prohibited any large gatherings or group events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;During the last 10 weeks VA national cemeteries have continued performing our essential mission to inter veterans and eligible family members,&#8221; VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We believe we have a robust set of measures in place that will allow us to conduct committal and memorial services while protecting the health and safety of veterans, their families and our team members who serve them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/04\/va-to-engrave-controversial-motto-in-bronze-at-all-department-cemeteries\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/VA-sign.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA to engrave controversial motto in bronze at all department cemeteries<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department leaders have resisted calls to make the motto more inclusive for women veterans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Committal services \u2014 where mourners hold a short remembrance ceremony within the cemetery but at a location away from the deceased loved one\u2019s gravesite \u2014 can include volunteer honor guards and and other military funeral honors. Those will depend on local availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committal ceremonies will be resume starting June 9 at all sites except Calverton and Long Island national cemeteries in New York, where local officials have delayed such gatherings until June 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cemetery officials will still require individuals attending those services to follow coronavirus prevention guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means limits on the number of visitors and face coverings for all attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memorial services for veterans and other family members who were buried without a committal service between March 23 and June 8 will begin in July. Similar restrictions will apply for those events.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/nazi-headstones-will-be-removed-from-us-veterans-cemeteries-va-leaders-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gravestone.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Nazi headstones will be removed from US veterans cemeteries, VA leaders say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The headstones are engraved with a swastika, an iron cross and inscription in German that reads \u201cHe died far from his home for the F\u00fchrer, people and fatherland.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families of the deceased can still opt for direct interment and wait to schedule a memorial service at a later date, after all restrictions have been lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new announcement does not apply to Arlington National Cemetery, which is administered by the Army. 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