Burial space will remain available for cremated remains and casketed remains of eligible spouses and dependent children of family members interred in the cemetery and those holding grave site reservations. The Veterans Administration plans to reopen four California national cemeteries shortly after Memorial Day 1982, for the interment of cremated remains only. The four locations are Golden Gate, Fort Rosecrans, San Francisco and Los Angeles National Cemeteries. Reopening information will be sent to local funeral director associations, veterans groups and media. The Disabled American Veterans and other veterans organizations actively promote establishing at least one national cemetery in each state.
Many states have no such facility for veterans.
The National Cemetery System, operated by the VA, consists of 107 cemeteries located in 35 of the contiguous United States, as well as in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Grave space, however, is available in only 55 of these facilities. VA now has 114 cemeteries. Gibson National Cemetery in Ft. About 10,000 new gravesites will be added to the Ft.