Los Angeles National Cemetery

Plan Today, Honor Forever. Whether choosing a VA national cemetery or a private cemetery, VA burial and memorial benefits are available to Veterans. Learn more about these benefits and eligibility: https://www.cem.va.gov/veterans-and-families

We hope you can join us when Carry The Load comes to Los Angeles National Cemetery on Wed., May 6th!

Federal Government Lapse in Appropriations – Impact on Los Angeles National Cemetery

• Our cemetery remains open to visitors, but staff may not be on hand to receive you as we are focused on interments only. If you want to talk to us personally, we recommend calling to ensure we are in the office and available at (310) 268-4675.

• The NCA scheduling office number is 1-800-535-1117. Please call them 8:00 - 7:30 (Eastern Time) weekdays or 9:00 – 5:30 Saturdays to assist in determining eligibility and scheduling interments.

• The cemetery is open for visitation between dawn and dusk (or cemetery hours) seven days a week

For additional information, visit: https://department.va.gov/contingency-planning/

BELGIUM’S MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND FOREIGN TRADE LAYS WREATH AT LANC

VA national cemeteries remain open for interments and visitation during the federal government shutdown.

Honoring our nation’s Veterans and their families is our highest priority. To request and schedule an interment, please contact the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-800-535-1117, Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm and Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Time. All previously scheduled services will continue as planned.

Please reach out to your local cemetery if you have questions about visitation or scheduled services. Thank you for your understanding.

UCLA VOLUNTEER DAY - SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

For this annual service program at the Los Angeles National Cemetery (LANC), the UCLA Veteran Resource Center and campus have collaborated with community members. Participants in this event helped clean the headstones that mark the grave sites of our nation's service members. The event was open to all UCLA students, faculty, and staff, as well as any individuals from the greater Los Angeles community who wanted to honor Veterans and their families.

LANC JOINS IN OBSERVING THE SPIRIT OF ‘45

Every year on August 14, the National Spirit of ‘45 is observed. The goal of this is to raise public awareness and engagement in recognizing America’s “Greatest Generation,” as enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2010. Its commemoration coincides with the anniversary of August 14, 1945, when the news that “the most destructive war in human history” had ended. The traits attributed to the Greatest Generation - personal responsibility, humility, integrity, frugality, grit, and forbearance - are all those that were honorably earned.

EAST LA VETERANS OUTREACH / CAR SHOW

SILENT HEROES: UNTOLD STORIES FROM THE KOREAN WAR

Our gratitude and a “job well done” to students from Van Nuys High School who participated in the “Silent Heroes: Untold Stories from The Korean War,” a Veterans Legacy Program grant, sponsored by the National Cemetery Administration and led by National History Day.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nl-NFFHHM0gbar2x_wdGRFV0YewuyFPb?usp=sharing

https://nhdsilentheroes.org/profiles/fred-teruo-suzuki/

https://nhdsilentheroes.org/profiles/jean-lorain-godden-lopez/

ATTENTION VISITORS

Visiting hours at LANC have changed. The new visiting hours are as follows:

8:00am - 4:30pm (weekends included)

Thank you for your understanding.