National Cemetery Administration

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background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #003f72; border-radius: 4px;" class="well well-sm"> <h2 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Veterans from Apollo 1 space mission</h2> <blockquote class="feature-blockquote" style="background: #f5f5f5; border-left: 5px solid #003f72;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">“If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.”</span><br /><cite style="font-size: 13px;">– Virgil "Gus" Grissom from “Gemini: A Personal Account of Man's Venture Into Space.” Book by Virgil "Gus" Grissom, 1968.</cite></blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 10px;">Apollo 1 was set to be the first manned spacecraft when a catastrophic fire occurred during a launch pad test at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Apollo 1 astronauts died on January 27, 1967:</p> <ul style="list-style-position: outside; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 13.2px;"> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 7.2px;"><strong>Virgil I. Grissom</strong> (Second American to fly in space twice; Distinguished Flying Cross)</li> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 7.2px;"><strong>Edward H. White II</strong> (First American to walk in space)</li> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 16.5px;"><strong>Roger B. Chaffee</strong> (Youngest American astronaut selected for a mission)</li> </ul> <div class="row"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 16.5px 8px;" class="col-sm-4 col-xs-4"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px; padding: 2px; border: 0px solid; border-color: #003f72;" class="thumbnail panel"> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;"><strong>Virgil I. Grissom</strong></div> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;">U.S. Air Force<br />LT COL</div> <hr style="height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: black; background-color: #003f72; margin: 2px 0px;" /> <div style="background-color: #e9e9e9;"><a href="/VLM/Remembrance/FeaturedVeteran.asp" target="_blank"><img alt="Virgil I. Grissom, U.S. Air Force, LT COL." class="img-responsive" src="/CEM/images/VLM/Featured/Virgil-I-Grissom-2501.jpg" style="border: #337ab7 3px solid; border-radius: 3px; width: 130px;" /></a></div> <div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="/VLM/Remembrance/FeaturedVeteran.asp" target="_blank" class="btn btn-block btn-xs btn-nca-navy"> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Memorial Page »</strong></span></a></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 4px 16.5px 4px;" class="col-sm-4 col-xs-4"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px; padding: 2px; border: 0px solid; border-color: #003f72;" class="thumbnail panel"> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;"><strong>Edward H. White II</strong></div> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;">U.S. Air Force<br />LT COL</div> <hr style="height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: black; background-color: #003f72; margin: 2px 0px;" /> <div style="background-color: #e9e9e9;"><a href="https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/EDWARDHIGGINSWHITEII/791CF" target="_blank"><img alt="Edward H. White II, U.S. Air Force, LT COL." class="img-responsive" src="/CEM/images/VLM/Featured/Edward-H-White-II-2501.jpg" style="border: #337ab7 3px solid; border-radius: 3px; width: 130px;" /></a></div> <div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/EDWARDHIGGINSWHITEII/791CF" target="_blank" class="btn btn-block btn-xs btn-nca-navy"> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Memorial Page »</strong></span></a></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 0px 8px 16.5px 0px;" class="col-sm-4 col-xs-4"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px; padding: 2px; border: 0px solid; border-color: #003f72;" class="thumbnail panel"> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;"><strong>Roger B. Chaffee</strong></div> <div style="background-color: #d9edf7; text-align: center; font-size: 102%;">U.S. Navy<br />LCDR</div> <hr style="height: 2px; border-width: 0; color: black; background-color: #003f72; margin: 2px 0px;" /> <div style="background-color: #e9e9e9;"><a href="https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ROGERBCHAFFEE/1EBBC" target="_blank"><img alt="Roger B. Chaffee, U.S. Navy, LCDR." class="img-responsive" src="/CEM/images/VLM/Featured/Roger-B-Chaffee-2501.jpg" style="border: #337ab7 3px solid; border-radius: 3px; width: 130px;" /></a></div> <div style="padding-top: 3px;"><a href="https://www.vlm.cem.va.gov/ROGERBCHAFFEE/1EBBC" target="_blank" class="btn btn-block btn-xs btn-nca-navy"> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Memorial Page »</strong></span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="padding-bottom: 10px;">The tragic loss of life and extensive review of the accident drove the following spacecraft engineering and safety improvements that may have reduced the likelihood of future disasters in space missions and may have contributed to the United States safely reaching and returning from the Moon:</p> <ul style="list-style-position: outside; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; font-size: 13.2px;"> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 7.2px;">Redesigned inner hatch for quick opening</li> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 7.2px;">Flame-resistant spacesuits</li> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 7.2px;">Flame-resistant materials to wrap wires</li> <li style="list-style-type: square; padding-bottom: 16.5px;">Flammable materials removed or replaced</li> </ul> </div> <div style="background-color: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #003f72; border-radius: 4px;" class="well well-sm"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #337ab7;"> <h2 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 5px;">NCA News</h2> <p style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 92%;"><a href="https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-expands-access-to-veterans-legacy-memorial-allowing-veterans-to-chronicle-their-life-story/" target="_blank">VA expands access to Veterans Legacy Memorial, allowing Veterans to chronicle their life story</a></span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 90%;">JANUARY 16, 2025</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 92%;"><a href="https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-pilot-interments-in-green-burial-sections-at-three-national-cemeteries/" target="_blank">VA to pilot interments in green burial sections at three national cemeteries</a></span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 90%;">NOVEMBER 26, 2024</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 92%;"><a href="https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-awards-more-than-44-5m-in-grants-to-state-veterans-cemeteries/" target="_blank">VA awards more than $44.5M in grants to state Veterans cemeteries</a></span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 90%;">OCTOBER 3, 2024</span></p> </div> </div> <div style="height: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #003f72; border-radius: 4px;" class="well well-sm"> <div><img alt="Green Burial: Return to nature. Rest in green. Eco-friendly farewell. Sow seeds of life. (Shutterstock.com)" class="img-responsive center-block img-thumbnail" src="/CEM/images/homepage/Green-Burial-banner-2411.png"></div> <h2 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px;">VA Creates Green Burials at Three National Cemeteries</h2> <p style="font-size: 98%;"><strong>Richelle Taylor<br />Public Affairs Specialist, NCA<br />Published: November 26, 2024</strong></p> <p>In November 2024, the VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) officially opened Green Burial sections at the <a href="/cems/nchp/PikesPeak.asp" target="_blank">Pikes Peak National Cemetery</a> in Colorado Springs, Colorado; the <a href="/cems/nchp/NMCA.asp" target="_blank">National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona</a> in Phoenix, Arizona, and <a href="/cems/nchp/Florida.asp" target="_blank">Florida National Cemetery</a> in Bushnell, Florida. The number of green burial sites at each cemetery are 152, 155, and 222, respectively.</p> <p>Green burials are a way of caring for the dead with minimal environmental impact that aids in the conservation of natural resources, reduction of carbon emissions, protection of worker health, and the restoration and/or preservation of habitat.</p> <div class="well well-sm"> <p>Get information about <a href="/burial_benefits/" target="_blank">VA burial benefits</a> or call the National Cemetery Scheduling Office (NCSO) toll-free at <a href="tel:18005351117">800-535-1117</a> for more information about scheduling a burial. For advance burial planning for you and your family, visit NCA's <a href="https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/pre-need-eligibility/" target="_blank">pre-need eligibility website</a>.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/green-burial/" class="btn btn-lg btn-nca-navy"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Green Burial FAQs »</span></a></div> </div> <p class="collapsible" style="border-radius: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #0b6cb2; font-size: 13.2px; padding: 0px 0px; text-decoration: none;"> </p> <div style="padding: 0 0px;" class="content"><br /> <p>In 2014, NCA conducted a nationwide survey of Veterans to determine an interest in burial and memorial options not then offered in national cemeteries. Forty-one percent of respondents agreed that the VA should offer an environmentally friendly burial option, including 48% of Veteran respondents between the ages of 18 and 39. In addition, 75% of Veterans interviewed agreed that burial in a defined, naturalistic section in a national cemetery would be acceptable and dignified.</p> <p>In 2022, Congress authorized the VA to establish green burial sections through the National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act. The law provides that remains interred in a green burial section must be prepared for burial in a manner that does not involve chemicals or embalming fluids, and require the use of non-toxic and biodegradable materials, such as caskets, shrouds and urns.</p> <p>"NCA is pleased to begin offering this new option to Veterans and their family members eligible for interment in a VA national cemetery," said Ronald E. Walters, VA's Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs. "It reflects our commitment to understand and address the emerging burial preferences of Veterans and their loved ones."</p> <p>NCA will accept both cremated and intact remains for interment in green burial sections. 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