Officials with Fort Bliss National Cemetery announced Friday that they will resume committal services for families who are interring their loved ones on June 9. “We are pleased to resume committal services and military funeral honors at Fort Bliss National Cemetery,” said Cemetery Director Jamie Porter. “We will also soon be contacting families who chose direct […]Read More
During a solemn Memorial Day ceremony at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, garrison personnel and select dignitaries honored fallen service members. The ceremony was not open to the public, due to COVID-19 guidelines, however Fort Bliss officials continued the traditional laying of the wreath, playing of ‘Taps’ as well as a flyover honoring the fallen. […]Read More
Fort Bliss National Cemetery will hold a memorial service for Veterans who were previously laid to rest October through December 2019 without honors or with no family in attendance. The service is scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at the West Shelter, 5200 Fred Wilson Avenue. “Every Veteran with honorable service has […]Read More
Earlier this month, officials with the Fort Bliss National Cemetery launched the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), the country’s first digital platform dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the over 44,000 Veterans interred here. Each Veteran will have their own memorial page on the VLM, a secure, web-based platform that creates a perpetual memorial […]Read More
Fort Bliss National Cemetery will hold a memorial service for Veterans who were previously laid to rest January through March 2019 without honors or with no family in attendance. “Every Veteran with honorable service has earned the right to be interred in a national cemetery and has paid the price by their service to this […]Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), and ‘Carry The Load’ relay teams will hold a Plaque Dedication Ceremony to honor the fallen and their families at Fort Bliss National Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. Carry The Load teams have run across the country to provide active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices […]Read More
Fort Bliss National Cemetery will be hosting two very important ceremonies in the next two weeks, and officials are inviting the community to take part. First, on Thursday, March 28th, a ceremony will be held to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, including Prisoners of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA), for […]Read More
Volunteers will place over 5,000 holiday wreaths to honor and remember our nation’s Veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Fort Bliss National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 15. “This wreath laying ceremonies help us continue the mission of maintaining national cemeteries as national shrines, sacred to the honor and memory of those interred or memorialized […]Read More
To honor of Unaccompanied Veterans laid to rest this Summer, VA’s Fort Bliss National Cemetery will conduct a memorial service on Thursday, October 4 at 2:30 p.m. The Marine Honor Unit will provide three rifle volleys, the rendering of “Taps,” and the folding and presentation of our Nation’s flag to Ms. Letty West in honor […]Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named Fort Bliss National Cemetery as an Organization of Excellence, a designation that is given to national cemeteries that meet strict department standards. Fort Bliss National Cemetery met or exceeded the National Shrine Standard in 68 of 74 categories. The standards comprising the award of “Organization of Excellence” are […]Read More
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