The ceremonies at 16 cemeteries part of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs effort to celebrate Americas 250th birthday.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this weekend will honor 49 veterans of the Revolutionary War who are interred or memorialized in VA national cemeteries or VA-administered soldiers lots in private cemeteries, as part of the yearlong effort to commemorate .
While Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress July 4, 1776, most delegates signed it on Aug. 2, 1776. To mark that event, ceremonies will commence at 10 a.m. local time, Aug. 2, 2026, at 16 sites across the country:
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Service, sacrifice and patriotism are qualities displayed by our veterans going back to the very founding of our nation, said VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown. Two hundred and fifty years later, we remain inspired by those who first took up arms in defense of liberty, and who, like the signers of the Declaration of Independence, risked their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to establish the United States of America.
View VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Browns invitation to here.
The names of the soldiers and sailors to be honored can be found here: .
NCA provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans, their spouses, and their dependents at no cost to the family. This includes a gravesite in any of with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a updated this link or , updated this link a and a . Some veterans may also be eligible for .
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