{"id":55609,"date":"2022-05-23T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/23\/veterans-cemeteries-will-be-fully-open-to-visitors-this-memorial-day\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:26:22","slug":"veterans-cemeteries-will-be-fully-open-to-visitors-this-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2022\/05\/23\/veterans-cemeteries-will-be-fully-open-to-visitors-this-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans cemeteries will be fully open to visitors this Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two years of limited attendance at Veterans Affairs cemeteries on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/05\/22\/this-week-in-congress-memorial-day-marks-the-start-of-summer-and-a-busy-month-of-budget-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">Memorial Day<\/a> because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, this year\u2019s commemoration ceremonies will be completely open to the public once again, department officials announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cem.va.gov\/Memorial-Day\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA national cemeteries<\/a> will be open Memorial Day weekend from dawn to dusk, with no limits on entry for visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last two years, the number of individuals allowed in the sites has been severely restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, the locations were almost completely closed, as the initial wave of virus cases spread across America.<\/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\/2022\/04\/25\/va-increasing-research-into-long-term-covid-illnesses-while-bracing-for-more-short-term-cases\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22010702010721.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 increasing research into long-term COVID illnesses while bracing for more short-term cases<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Active coronavirus cases among department patients have increased over the last month.<\/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\">VA officials said they will still encourage visitors to follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines on masking and social distancing to remain safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no more fitting place to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of America\u2019s veterans and service members than in a national cemetery,\u201d VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement. \u201cHere lie those who served, sacrificed and \u2014 in many cases \u2014 gave their lives for us and our country. We are forever in their debt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA maintains 155 national cemeteries and 34 other memorial sites in 43 states and Puerto Rico. Most have some events planned for Memorial Day weekend, including placing American flags on veterans headstones in advance of the holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials said some of those events will also be streamed online, for visitors who are unable to visit in person or unsure about the potential health risks of attending the live 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\/coronavirus\/2022\/03\/04\/two-years-of-covid-for-va-609000-cases-21000-deaths\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21054771109087.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\">Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.<\/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\">McDonough is scheduled to preside over the wreath laying at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery on Sunday. 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