Overview
- The Holly, Michigan cemetery announced the decision on social media on Nov. 5, less than a week before Veterans Day.
- The grounds will remain open daily from dawn to dusk for visitors wishing to pay respects.
- The federal government shutdown has reached 36 days, reported as the longest in U.S. history.
- VA contingency guidance limits staffing to interments and pauses grounds maintenance and the placement of permanent headstones at national cemeteries.
- A planned headstone cleaning event on Oct. 18 was also called off under the same constraints, and the site typically draws thousands for Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies.