Overview
- Riverside National Cemetery confirmed the Veterans Day ceremony is canceled, and Honoring Our Fallen scrapped its A Flag For Every Hero flag-placing due to limited on-site staffing needed for safety, traffic control and facilities.
- Great Lakes National Cemetery in Michigan canceled its Veterans Day observance, kept grounds open dawn to dusk, and previously called off an Oct. 18 headstone-cleaning event as staff focused on burials.
- Miramar National Cemetery’s Support Foundation canceled next week’s ceremonies, including a memorial amphitheater dedication that will be rescheduled in 2026, with the cemetery remaining open for individual visits.
- Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island canceled its annual ceremony after furloughing maintenance crews, citing inadequate time to prepare the grounds even if funding is restored shortly.
- VA contingency guidance keeps interments, committal services and burial scheduling on track, while permanent headstone placement and grounds maintenance are suspended during a shutdown now reported at 36 to 37 days.