Cemeteries

Many former troops consider an Arlington burial their final veterans benefit. But space for in-ground burials is getting scarce, so some vets may be steered toward cremation instead.

The stones, engraved with swastikas, mark the graves of German POWs who died in the United States during World War II.The Department of Veterans Affairs…

For the first time in decades, veterans and local military families have access to a final resting place alongside fellow servicemembers in the city of…

The V.A. is building columbariums at several veterans cemeteries, where there is no more space for traditional burials.A headstone in Section 89A marks…

Veterans Affairs is funding a major expansion in burial places all across the country. Vets who live close to a new cemetery in Goldsboro, N.C., see it as the place they want to be buried, with honor.

The Veterans Administration and state governments have embarked on the largest expansion of veterans cemeteries since the Civil War.Most people expect…