The Department of Veterans Affairs will honor 49 Veterans of the Revolutionary War who are interred or memorialized in VA national cemeteries or VA-administered soldiers' lots in private cemeteries, as part of the year-long effort to commemorate America's 250th anniversary.

While the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, most delegates signed it on August 2, 1776. To mark that event, ceremonies will commence at 10 a.m. local time, Aug. 2, 2026, at 16 sites across the country:

= BathNational Cemetery, New York

= BatonRouge National Cemetery, Louisiana

= BeverlyNational Cemetery, New Jersey

= CongressionalCemetery Government Lots, District of Columbia

= CrownHill National Cemetery, Indiana

= FloridaNational Cemetery, Florida

= FortBliss National Cemetery, Texas

= Fort Winnebago Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, Wisconsin

= Gerald B HSolomon Saratoga National Cemetery, New York

= GreatLakes National Cemetery, Michigan

= IndiantownGap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania

= JeffersonBarracks National Cemetery, Missouri

= MariettaNational Cemetery, Georgia

= MountainHome National Cemetery, Tennessee

= SpringfieldNational Cemetery, Missouri

= WestVirginia National Cemetery, West Virginia

"Service, sacrifice, and patriotism are qualities displayed by our Veterans going back to the very founding of our nation," said VA UnderSecretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown. "Two hundred and fifty years later, we remain inspired by those who first took up arms in defense of liberty, and who, like the signers of the Declaration of Independence, risked their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to establish the United States of America."

View VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Sam Brown's invitation to join the events here.

The names of the soldiers and sailors to be honored can be found here: RevolutionaryWar Interred Veterans.

NCA provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible Veterans, their spouses, and their dependents - at no cost to the family. This includes a gravesite in any of VA'snational cemeteries with available space, opening and closing of the grave, perpetual care, a government headstone, marker updated this link or medallion, updated this link a burial flag and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. Some Veterans may also be eligible for burial allowances.

Learn more about VA's burial and memorial benefits.