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Department of Veterans Affairs. National Cemetery Administration The American Legion August 26, 2006 National Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Commission Richard A. Wannemacher, Jr. Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. Mission. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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National Cemetery
Administration
The American Legion August 26, 2006 National Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Commission
Richard A. Wannemacher, Jr. Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Mission
The National Cemetery AdministrationThe National Cemetery Administrationhonors veterans with final resting honors veterans with final resting places in national shrines and with places in national shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate lasting tributes that commemorate
their service to our Nation.their service to our Nation.
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Responsibilities
Provide burial space for veterans and Provide burial space for veterans and maintain cemeteries as National Shrinesmaintain cemeteries as National Shrines
Administer the Federal grants program for Administer the Federal grants program for construction of state veterans cemeteriesconstruction of state veterans cemeteries
Furnish headstones and markersFurnish headstones and markers
Administer the Presidential Memorial Administer the Presidential Memorial Certificate ProgramCertificate Program
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National Cemetery Administration
1,523 FTE
123 national cemeteries
2.7 million gravesites
93,245 interments (FY 2005)
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National Cemetery AdministrationFY 2005 – Memorial Programs
363,627 Headstones 363,627 Headstones and Markers Providedand Markers Provided
487,809 Presidential 487,809 Presidential Memorial CertificatesMemorial Certificates
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NCA Total Programs Budget
$346$328
$317
0
$400 Million
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 Budget Request
$353
$300 Million
$200 Million
$100 Million
$143million
$148 million
$150 million
O&M$161 million
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NCA Total Programs Budget - FY 06
• Operations and Maintenance $150 Million
• Information Technology $ 4 Million
• Headstones, Markers, Allowances $ 41 Million
• Graveliners, OBR Reimbursements $ 30 Million
• State Cemetery Grants Program $ 32 Million
• Major Construction $ 65 Million
• Minor Construction $ 24 Million NCA Total Programs $346 Million
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Projected Veteran Deaths
515
626687 671
622562
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1995 2000 2006 2010 2015 2020
Total Vet Deaths
Vietnam Era
Korean Era
WW II Era
Thousands
War Period Participants Living Veterans Median Age
WW I 4,734,000 <30 105
WW II 16,112,000 3,526,000 82
Korean Conflict 5,720,000 3,257,000 74
Vietnam Era 9,200,000 8,055,000 58
Gulf War Era 2,322,000 4,378,000 36
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NCA Strategy to MeetNCA Strategy to MeetBurial Needs of VeteransBurial Needs of Veterans
• Develop new Develop new cemeteriescemeteries
• Extend the service life Extend the service life of existing cemeteriesof existing cemeteries
• Encourage states to Encourage states to build veterans build veterans cemeteriescemeteries
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New National Cemeteries
SacramentoValleyVA NationalCemeteryOctober 2007
South FloridaNational CemeterySpring 2007
Georgia National Cemetery April 2006
National Cemeteryof the Alleghenies August 2005
Great LakesNational Cemetery October 2005
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Future National Cemeteries
Sarasota area
Bakersfieldarea
Philadelphia area
Birmingham area
Jacksonville area
Columbia/Greenville, S.C. area
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State Cemetery Grants Program VA provides 100% of development costs
$258 million awarded in 150 grants since 1980 36 states, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands received grants
63 operational, 5 under construction States provided 20,822 burials in FY 05
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Meeting Burial Needs –Percent of Veteran Population Served*
*within 75 miles of a national or state veterans cemetery
73.9% 75.2% 75.3%77.1%
81.6%83.8%
90%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
FY02 FY04 FY06 FY10FY03 FY05 FY07
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Open National and State Cemeteries
National Cemetery
State Cemetery
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1 Riverside, CA 8,079 322 Florida 6,821 273 Calverton, NY 6,815 274 Ft. Snelling, MN 4,501 185 Jefferson Barracks, MO 4,469 186 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 3,668 157 Ft. Logan, CO 3,355 138 Willamette, OR 3,306 139 Nat. Mem. Cem. of Ariz. 2,998 12
10 B/Gen Wm. C. Doyle, NJ 2,669 11
Ten Most Active - FY 2005
Average
Rank Veterans Cemetery Burials Per Day
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NCA Gravesites Maintained
550,000
600,000
650,000
700,000
750,000
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
20102011
20122013
20142015
2,000,000
2,400,000
2,800,000
3,200,000
3,600,000
Gravesites MaintainedVeteran Deaths
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National Shrine Commitment
An initiative to maintain the appearance of VA cemeteries in a manner befitting their
status as National Shrines.
National Shrine Commitment
Before
Danville National Cemetery, IL
After
National Shrine Commitment
Before
Wood National Cemetery, WI – Drain Marshy Area
After
National Shrine Commitment
Before
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, TXFort Sam Houston National Cemetery, TX
After
National Shrine Commitment
Before
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies National Cemetery of the Alleghenies PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
After
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NCA will provide a lasting tribute to our Nation’s
veterans by being mission driven, results oriented
and customer focused.