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The cemetery is owned by the Government of Puerto Rico, grant-funded and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which currently manages 155 national cemeteries. [3] [4] In 2016, the VA established the "Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility Program" to assist with advanced planning. [5]
The land for the cemetery was purchased by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in 2013 for $7.6 million. [2] Construction was underway in 2019 [6] [7] with interments slated to begin in 2021. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held a dedication ceremony for the cemetery on December 12, 2020.
Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type. This article lists VA ...
Memorial Day 2014 at Puerto Rico National Cemetery. The following list has the names of distinguished Puerto Ricans, and non-Puerto Rican veterans who have made Puerto Rico their home, who served in the US military and are interred there. Medal of Honor recipients Fernando Luis García Ledesma (1929–1952 †), PFC, US Marine Corps.
Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Lake City: Lake City VA Medical Center Miami: Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Orlando: Orlando VA Medical Center Tampa: James A. Haley VA Medical Center West Palm Beach: West Palm Beach VA Medical Center VA/DoD Medical Center: Naval Air Station Jacksonville
The VA Police are an armed, federal law enforcement and protective service entity that operates in and around the various Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, National Cemeteries and other VA facilities located throughout the whole of United States to include Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
The Under Secretary for Benefits (USB), in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, directs the Veterans Benefits Administration through regional offices in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The Under Secretary is responsible for the administration of benefits provided by the Department to veterans ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Ponce, PR was also named in memory of Captain Eurípides Rubio. Capt. Eurípides Rubio's name is inscribed in "El Monumento de la Recordación" (Monument of Remembrance), dedicated to Puerto Rico's fallen soldiers and situated in front of the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico.