Fort Logan National Cemetery Complex

ing May 30 as “Decoration Day,” a day to set aside for decorating veterans’ graves. This later became a national holiday called Memorial Day. In 1889, a little over three acres was set aside for the initial Army post’s cemetery and the first recorded burial was Mable Peterkin, daughter of Private Peterkin, Company F, 18th Infantry. In 1950, Congress authorized the use of military lands at Fort Logan as a National Cemetery, consisting of 214 acres. Floral Policy for Fort Logan National Cemetery:
• You may place fresh cut flowers on your loved one's grave throughout the year. Temporary flower containers are available for your use and may be found in baskets distributed throughout the cemetery.
• At the time of committal, floral arrangements with the casket or urn will be placed on the grave.
• You may place artificial flowers on graves from November 1st through March 31st.
• Floral items will be removed from graves when they become faded or unsightly.
• All items will be removed from the gravesites on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
• Holiday wreaths or grave blankets may be placed on graves during the winter holiday season from December 1st through the second Thursday in January. Grave blankets may not be larger in size than 2 x 3 feet. Christmas trees and lights are not permitted and will be removed from the gravesites.
• Floral items, wreaths or other types of decorations are not to be secured to headstones, markers or niche covers. Flowers may be placed directly on the ground or in a temporary flower container in front of the Columbarium. Floral supports that extend above the headstone are not permitted. To preserve the dignity, beauty, and appearance of your loved one's final resting place and the grounds, the following items aren't allowed at headstones or columbarium's and will be removed and disposed of:
• Alcoholic products
• Balloons, candles, or vigil lights
• Decorative and breakable objects of any nature
• Pinwheels
• Statues, toys, or stuffed animals
• Non-government supplied floral containers (pots, planters, glass vases, etc.)
• Shepherd’s hooks
• Objects such as rocks or other durable items, that when mowing or performing maintenance could become projectiles
• Permanent in-ground plantings
• Weapons of any kind, explosives, or ammunition
• Offensive items or those deemed contrary to honoring Veterans

All graves will be decorated with small U.S. flags on the Sunday preceding Memorial Day. Those flags will be removed the next Saturday after Memorial Day. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES: To preserve the dignity and serenity of Fort Logan National Cemetery please observe our regulations and refrain from the following activities:
• Any form of sports or recreational activities, to include (but not limited to) jogging, bicycling, skating, picnicking, or fishing
• Public gatherings of a political nature
• Littering of the grounds
• Cutting, breaking, or injuring trees, shrubs, grass, or other plantings
• Boisterous activity
• Pets on the property, with the exception of identified service animals, which must be on a leash.
• Entering the cemetery during the hours of darkness