United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery - Washington DC - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

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"United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. The national cemetery is adjacent to the historic Rock Creek Cemetery and to the Soldiers' Home.

Immediately after the Battle of Bull Run, the Commissioners of the United States Military Asylum offered six acres of land at the north end of the their grounds as a burial ground for soldiers and officers. This land had been part of the land sold by George Washington Riggs when the asylum was established.

Currently, the only people eligible to be buried at the cemetery are residents of the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home."

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City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Washington, District of Columbia, United States Approximate number of graves: 14,000 Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained Cemetery Website: [Web Link]

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