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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.
The significant contributions of Fort Sam Houston to the United States were recognized in 1975 when the post was designated as a National Historic Landmark. The Sundry Civil Service Bill of 3 March 1873 included a $100,000 allotment for a new army post in San Antonio, on 93 acres of land deeded by the city on Government Hill.
A plaque at Chattanooga National Cemetery that explains the history of the National Cemetery System Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania Golden Gate National Cemetery, California Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Hawaii Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio; ... The Hemicycle at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Harris County. Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery, ...
The headnotes of two gravestones of WWII German POWs marked with swastikas at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, were replaced on December 24, 2020. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation had demanded their removal in May 2020, but the Veterans Administration (VA) resisted on the grounds that they were historical.
Researchers excavated five unmarked graves at the cemetery in 1999 in an effort to find Samuel Washington’s resting place. They recovered small bones and teeth from three burials, but DNA ...
A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...
Grave marker of William J. Bordelon, Jr. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He was originally buried in the Lone Palm Cemetery on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, [3] then later interred in Honolulu, Hawaii at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. [4] At the request of his brother, Bordelon's body was moved from Hawaii to Texas in 1995. [5]