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National Cemeteries in Florida
Eligibility
Burial in a national cemetery is authorized for any person whose death occurred in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or while hospitalized or receiving treatment at the expense of the U.S. Government for any injury or disease contracted in the line of duty. Interment in a national cemetery is also authorized for any veteran whose active duty service was terminated by a discharge under conditions other than dishonorable. Dependents, un-remarried surviving spouses and minor children are also eligible for burial.
How to Apply
The burial of a veteran or eligible dependent in a national cemetery should normally be handled through a funeral director, or the director at the national cemetery located near the veteran�s home.
Locations
Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard North, Bay Pines, FL 33504, (727) 398-9426 Florida National Cemetery, 6502 S.W. 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513, (352) 793-7740 Barrancas National Cemetery, 80 Hovey Road, Pensacola, FL 35208, (850) 453-4108 St. Augustine National Cemetery, 104 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (352) 793-7740
Future Locations
South Florida National Cemetery, Palm Beach, FL, Projected to enable internments by Spring 2007. Congress authorized an additional veterans� cemetery in Sarasota, FL, at the Hawkins Ranch four miles east of I-75 on State Road 72. Congress authorized an additional veterans� cemetery in Jacksonville, FL. Final site selection is to be determined.