Article: The Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery (NNVMC) opened in 1990 under the administration of the Nevada Office of Veterans Services. The NNVMC is funded by the State of Nevada and the National Cemetery Association. Located at 14 Veterans Way, Fernley Nevada the cemetery is 35 miles east of Reno Nevada and just north of Interstate 80.
Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
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Flags over the Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Fernley NV facing North toward the Mountain Range August 22, 2016
Lyon County, Nevada, Nevada
type:landmark_region:US-NV_scale:10000 The Grounds
The well kept grounds of the cemetery encompass a stunning 43 acres of Nevada High Desert / Mountain backdrops. The grounds of the cemetery maintain irrigated landscaping with a mix of turf and shrubbery. There are numerous sidewalks, a large concrete patio area near the Pavilion and an ADA accessible walkway and ramp at the columbarium. The Northern Nevada Memorial Cemetery site has a Public Information Office located north of the main entrance. The facility is a 576 square foot structure constructed of concrete masonry units with an exposed timber laminated beam frame and exposed aggregate columns. The cemetery is ADA accessible with irrigated landscaping with a mix of turf and shrubbery.
History
Established in 1990, The State of Nevada is home to two Veterans Memorial Cemeteries. A total of 42,964 veterans and family members have been interred at Nevada's Veterans Memorial Cemeteries in both Boulder City Nevada and Fernley Nevada (as of December 2014).
The cemeteries were built and expanded using grants awarded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The State of Nevada provides staff and operating costs. The Northern Nevada Veterans Cemetery is now the final resting place of more than 5 thousand veterans. Both cemeteries allow one plot for the interment of each eligible veteran and for each member of their immediate family, "except where soil conditions or the number of decedents of the family require more than one plot." The Veterans Affairs Cemetery Administration is reportedly conducting one of the largest expansions since the Civil War.
The VA and the National Cemetery Administration are fulfilling Lincoln’s promise to "care for those who have borne the battle,” by expanding Veterans’ access to final resting places worthy of their service and sacrifice. Tallahassee National Cemetery, America’s newest hallowed ground, is just one of many shrines to come that will help to keep that promise to those to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude.
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14 Veterans Way Fernley, Nevada 89408
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VA oversees largest expansion of national cemeteries since the Civil War
VA oversees largest expansion of national cemeteries since the Civil War
August 4, 2015 Share this story Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Telegram Tumblr WhatsApp Email Appears In Memorial Affairs
More than 500 Veterans, family members and patriotic citizens witnessed the ceremonial breaking of ground and dedication of the Tallahassee National Cemetery earlier this summer. The event, fittingly held on Memorial Day weekend, attracted a stellar cast of local, state and national dignitaries, community and military bands, color and honor guard units, Veterans and supporters.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald provided the keynote address. He was joined onstage by Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Jeff Miller, Ranking Member Corrine Brown, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, interim Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald Walters and other state and local officials.
“Here, we establish another glade of America’s most hallowed ground,” said McDonald, “to pay homage to men and women who so valued America that they placed their lives at risk in the defense of generations yet to come.”
When Tallahassee National Cemetery opens for first burials in a few short weeks, it will be part of the largest expansion of national cemeteries since the Civil War. In the next few years, VA will open 17 new cemeteries throughout the country. Later in 2015, VA will dedicate Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, also in Florida. This entire expansion effort will increase or enhance burial access for over two million Veterans and their families. Once these planned projects are complete, more than 96 percent of Veterans will have access to a burial option within a 75-mile radius of their homes.
VA will build five full-service national cemeteries—the two in Florida and three others planned for Omaha, Neb., western New York and southern Colorado.
VA will also open five columbarium-only cemeteries as part of its Urban Initiative. VA’s goal is to help city-dwelling Veterans and family members overcome time and distance challenges associated with burial and visitation in urban areas. These facilities will be in New York; Los Angeles; Alameda, Ca.; Chicago and Indianapolis.
VA plans to establish the remaining eight sites as part of its rural Initiative in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Maine, Idaho and Nevada. These facilities will offer burial options to Veterans in sparsely populated rural areas.
VA will build these new cemeteries at the same time that it continues to expand the service capacity of existing cemeteries. VA will also continue to work with its state and tribal partners to fund the establishment, expansion and improvement of state and tribal Veteran’s cemeteries.
VA and the National Cemetery Administration are fulfilling Lincoln’s promise to “… care for those who have borne the battle …,” by expanding Veterans’ access to final resting places worthy of their service and sacrifice. Tallahassee National Cemetery, America’s newest hallowed ground, is just one of many shrines to come that will help to keep that promise to those to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude.
Chris Erbe is a public affairs specialist with the National Cemetery Administration. He is a 26-year Veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served as a musician and public affairs officer.
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One Comment Dan Carlson
August 9, 2015 at 23:46
Hey Chris,
As a USAF veteran of 10 years and of the Iraq war, I’m excited to read more and more about the VA’s National Cemetery Administration’s expansions. Also as a SDVOSB I believe I can help advance the Legacy Initiative as well as enhance the experience of every visitor to a National Cemetery. I’d like to do for the National Cemetery Administration what I’m doing for American Battle Monuments Commission!
Regards, Dan Carlson President GEO Graves, LLC Comments are closed. More Stories
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