NORTH DAKOTA VETERANS CEMETERY 1825 46th St. Mandan, ND 58554 Phone (701) 667-1418 Fax (701) 667-1419

The North Dakota Veteran's Cemetery was established by an act of the 1989 Legislative Assembly. The cemetery was opened in July 1992, and is operated by the Adjutant General of North Dakota. It is located 6 miles south of Mandan on highway 1806 on a 35 acre tract of land in the southwest corner of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park.

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HOURS OF OPERATION:
  The cemetery is open everyday throughout the year at 8 am and closed each day at 5 pm, except on Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, the cemetery will remain open until 7 pm local time. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, except on holidays.

COSTS OF INTERMENT:
  There are no costs to a veteran for the plot or the granite upright marker. If a spouse is also to be interred at the cemetery there is a $300 fee to cover opening and closing costs for a full casket burial. Lot determination is normally the next one available in the area currently being utilized. As in National Cemeteries, only one plot would be used for both the veteran and the spouse. The first vault would be placed at a depth sufficient to accommodate the second vault.

ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT:

1. Any Veteran of wartime or peacetime service who is eligible for burial in a "National Cemetery", in accordance with VA Publication VA-NCS-IS-1 (Interment in VA National Cemeteries)
2. Present & past National Guard members and present & past members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserve forces. Length of service in the National Guard and Reserve, for enlisted personnel will be completion of at least one term of enlistment and officers who have completed at least four years of service. All military people interred in the cemetery must have received a discharge shown as: "Honorable", "Under Honorable Conditions" or "General". Undesirable, bad conduct, and any type of discharge other than honorable may or may not qualify the individual for burial, depending upon a determination made by the Adjutant General of North Dakota.
3. The eligible spouse, widow, or widower of any person listed above. Normally the veteran and spouse (and other eligible dependent children of the veteran) will be interred in the same gravesite or an adjoining gravesite, as appropriate.

APPLICATION FOR INTERMENT:
  It is not required that you have an application on file at the cemetery. However, the cemetery will accept applications if you so desire. It would be advantageous for your family to have a copy of your DD Form 214 or discharge order so that at the appropriate time the funeral director would have access to them. These documents must verify that you meet the eligibility requirements. The funeral home director will contact us to complete the arrangements.
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FLORAL REGULATIONS:

1. Fresh cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time. Metal temporary flower containers are available.
2. Floral items will be removed from graves as soon as they become faded and unsightly.
3. Artificial flowers may be placed on graves only during the period of October 15 to June 1.
4. Plantings are not permitted on graves at any time. Potted plants will be permitted on graves only during the period 10 days before and 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
5. Christmas wreaths or grave blankets are permitted on graves during the Christmas season and will be removed not later than January 20 of each year. Grave floral blankets may not be larger than two by three feet.
6. During the lawn mowing and ground maintenance season, all floral items will be removed from the graves when that section requires mowing.
7. Statues, vigil lights, breakable objects of any nature, and similar commemorative items are not permitted on graves at any time.
8. Floral items and other types of decorations will not be secured to the headstone markers.
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