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Houston National Cemetery. Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, near Houston. [1] [2] It encompasses 419.2 acres (169.6 ha) only about half of which is developed. The cemetery had more than 111,000 interments as of 2021. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Official. Find a Grave. Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Dallas–Fort Worth National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (United States). Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 638 acres (258 ha), and as of 2021, had over 73,000 interments.
Website. tmd .texas .gov. The Texas Military Department ( TMD) is an executive branch agency of the Texas government. [2] Along with the Texas Department of Public Safety, it is charged with providing the security of Texas, which has the second largest population, border, and economy in the United States.
A crew works to straighten grave stones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 154.7 acres (62.6 ha), and as of 2014, had over 144,000 interments.
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. ... the closest Texas veterans cemetery is in Abilene, about 160 miles from Lubbock. ... The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will award the ...
March 8, 2016. Fort Bliss National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in West Texas, located at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army post adjacent to the city of El Paso. Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 82.1 acres (33.2 ha), and as of 2014, had over 50,000 interments. It was listed on the National Register of ...
In 2017, the State of Texas designated June 12 as Women Veterans Day. Texas has the highest women veteran population in the nation with over 200,000 women veterans.
The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 164 cemeteries in the United States and its territories. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 17, 1862. [ 1] By the end of 1862, 12 national cemeteries had been established. [ 2]