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VISN 20 Memorial Day Events
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NewsFlash
On May 30, 1868, Arlington National Cemetery hosted 5,000 people for the inaugural Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day) excercises. The VA's National Cemetary Administration (NCA)
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dates and start times for cemeteries in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20.
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We look forward to your company as we honor the patriotism and sacrifice of all those who have served in our nation's armed forces.
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FORWARD MARCH:
Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.vlm.cem.va.gov%2F/1/01000196d098321a-6624ea2a-697b-47ad-8db3-6c139cce46e9-000000/xXZq8Q4twNppCtcEXaAxUp8t6Zn8HxcfAf
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Washington
Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.cem.va.gov%2Fcems%2Fnchp%2FVancouverBarracks.asp/1/01000196d098321a-6624ea2a-697b-47ad-8db3-6c139cce46e9-0000
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May 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
1455 E 4th Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98663
Vancouver Barracks was established in 1849 as the first U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest. VA has been serving Veterans in Vancouver since May 1946 when President Harry Truman
authorized the transfer of the U.S. Army Barnes General Hospital to VA. Vancouver Barracks closed as an active post in 2011. The cemetery contains more than 1,500 occupied gravesites,
including U.S. military personnel, civilians, foreign personnel, German and Italian POW's, Native Americans and Unknowns. A UH-1 Huey, flown by U.S. Navy Helicopter Attack Squadron
Light Three HA(L)-3 Seawolves, is exhibited nearby at VA's Vancouver Medical Center at the end of POW/MIA Road near the Military Museum. The VA's comprehensive reform plan, signed by
President Donald Trump in March of 2017, directed the transfer of the perpetual care and operation of Army post cemeteries and one prisoner of war cemetery located on former active
Army installations. The U.S. Army transferred Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery to VA's NCA in March 2020.
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May 26, 2025 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
1300-1398 W St
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Construction of the Fort Worden military defense installation began in 1896. It was one of three major fortifications protecting Puget Sound. The three, Fort Casey, Fort Flagler, and
Fort Worden eventually became known as the triangle of fire, protecting the Puget Sound entrance from feared Spanish American War naval attacks, and any naval attacks from other nations.
Port Townsend was home to one of largest U.S. Marine Hospitals of the Pacific Northwest. The Fort Worden Post Cemetery is located in the Fort Worden State Park at Port Townsend, Washington
on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The U.S. Army transferred Fort Worden Post to VA's NCA in August 2020.
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May 26, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
Texas Way
Seattle, WA 98199
The Fort Lawton Post Cemetery is located in the city of Seattle, Washington, in King County. The Fort Lawton Post Cemetery is approximately 3 acres in size and situated on the West Point
Peninsula in Seattle, between Texas Way and Discovery Park Boulevard. Located in a wooded area, the FLPC is bordered by Discovery Park to the west and south and the Magnolia neighborhood
(residential) to the east. During World War II, at least 20,000 troops at a time were stationed at Fort Lawton, with more than 1 million troops passing through both before and after
the war. It was the second-largest port of embarkation for US forces and materiel to the Pacific Theater during the war. The U.S. Army transferred Fort Lawton Post Cemetery to VA's
NCA in June 2019.
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May 26, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
18600 SE 240th St
Kent, WA 98042
Tahoma National Cemetery was established November 11, 1993, and opened for interments on October 1, 1997. The cemetery was dedicated on September 26, 1997. A small expansion project
was completed in March 2006. The $6 million project included over 12,000 new columbarium niches, more than 5,000 pre-placed crypts, road improvements, new signage, a third committal
shelter and a third funeral cortege lane at the Public Information Center. Phase II of the expansion project was completed in June, 2014. The $24 million project included over 14,000
new columbarium niches, more than 9,000 pre-placed crypts, 6,000 in-ground garden cremation sites, two memorial walls and an ossuary. Two new roads for accessing the new burial sections
were constructed using permeable asphalt. The three new columbarium complexes contain rain gardens and bio swales to help mitigate the need for storm water runoff and retention ponds.
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Idaho
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1585 E Elm St (E 4150 N)
Buhl, ID 83316
The cemetery is designed to accommodate 2,300 casketed gravesites, 2,070 in-ground cremation burial spaces and 2,170 columbaria niche spaces. Snake River Canyon National Cemetery is
the first national cemetery in Idaho and is part of the VA National Cemetery Administration Rural Initiative to provide access to VA burial benefits for Veterans who reside in rural
areas and who have not previously had reasonable access to a national or state Veterans cemetery. The VA purchased the 8-acre parcel on September 30, 2016. The first phase of construction
began in June of 2017 and was completed in March 2020. Since Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, oversees this cemetery, the cemetary office is located off-site.
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Oregon
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May 26, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
1198 Russell Dr
Hammond, OR 97121
The headstones and the life histories of those at rest relates the history of the lower Columbia River and coastal area. This hallowed ground is the final resting place for local men
and women who served in the military, as well as military spouses and children. There are also those who sacrificed their lives to save others and civilian builders who gave their lives
to construct Columbia River defenses. The victims of the Graveyard of the Pacific (the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River) are also buried here. A stroll through the Fort Stevens
Cemetery is calming. It offers one an opportunity to reflect on life. Here is a place of peace populated by war fighters. A small cemetery with 273 headstones recalls patriotism, heroism,
and service. The U.S. Army transferred Fort Stevens National Cemetery to VA's NCA in September 2020.
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May 26, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
2763 Riley Rd.
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Eagle Point National Cemetery is located 14 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, in Jackson County. The cemetery opened in 1952 as an adjunct to VA's Domiciliary at White City about four
miles away. The VA operated the cemetery until 1973 when it was transferred to the new National Cemetery System and renamed White City National Cemetery. A memorial dedicated to All
Unknown Veterans was erected at the cemetery in 1980 by Disabled American Veterans. On March 19, 1985, the name was changed again to Eagle Point National Cemetery to convey a more accurate
sense of its location. Military Funeral Honors can be provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars, The American Legion, Marine Corps League and the National Guard.
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May 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT
913 NW Garden Valley Blvd
Roseburg, OR 97471
Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County, Oregon, approximately one-half mile from the VA Medical Center in Roseburg. Roseburg National Cemetery was established in 1897.
In 1933, the National Soldiers Home in Roseburg was transferred to VA; the cemetery attached to the grounds was included in the move. In September 1973, the cemetery was transferred
to the National Cemetery System within VA. Burial in a VA national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were
discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible
for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
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May 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm PDT
11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd.
Portland, OR
Willamette National Cemetery is located about 10 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah and Clackamas County. In 1949, the state of Oregon donated approximately 102 acres.
Construction work started in 1950, and the area was officially designated Willamette National Cemetery on December 14, 1950. The first burial occurred in 1951. An additional 68 acres
were dedicated in 1997 and include additional burial sections and columbaria. The latest addition to the cemetery was the 2011 purchase of 38 adjacent acres that are held for future
development. Willamette National Cemetery is home to the Oregon Korean Veterans Memorial. This series of polished, black granite walls memorializes 283 Oregon servicemen and women who
lost their lives in that conflict. Willamette National Cemetery is designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway site.
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Alaska
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Bldg 58-512 Davis Hwy
Fort Richardson, AK 99505
On May 28, 1984, Fort Richardson Post Cemetery became Fort Richardson National Cemetery under the administration of the National Cemetery System. Fort Richardson National Cemetery is
surrounded by an active Military Installation. Access to the cemetery through the post is sometimes restricted, depending upon the Army's security status. All individuals who do not
possess a current active duty, military retiree or family identification card must be able to show proper civilian identification along with vehicle registration and proof of insurance
before access to the post is permitted. Army and Air Force veterans are provided with the minimum military funeral honors designated by law. This includes two persons to fold and present
the flag and a bugler to play or a quality taped rendering of "Taps." Retirees and active duty persons are provided with additional honors to include pallbearers and a rifle team at
the family's request. Chaplain service will only be provided to retirees and active duty upon request. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard veterans are provided with military funeral
honors in the form of a flag presenter from the branch of service in which the deceased veteran served.
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Half-Staff
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In the early days of our country, no regulations existed for flying the flag at half-staff and, as a result, there were many conflicting policies. On March 1, 1954, President Dwight
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is preceded by first raising it momentarily to the top. Generally the position of the flag is at Half-Staff when the middle point of the hoist of the flag is halfway between the top
of the staff and the foot.
On Memorial Day, the flag should be displayed at Half-staff until Noon. Immediately before Noon, the band, if one is available, will play an appropriate musical selection, and at 1200
hours the national salute (21 guns) will be fired at all installations provided with the necessary equipment for firing salutes. At the conclusion of the salute, the flag will be hoisted
to the top of the staff and will remain there until retreat. The flag should again be raised to the top of the staff before it is lowered for the day. While the flag of the United
States is being lowered from the staff and folded, no portion of it should be allowed to touch the ground. The flag should be folded in the triangular shape of a cocked hat.
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m0=390> . VA ranks as one of the nation's leaders in health research. The mission of NW MIRECC is to improve the quality of life and function of Veterans by developing, evaluating, and
promoting the implementation of effective treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its complex comorbidities. PTSD comorbidities include the behavioral consequences of
repetitive blast mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), chronic pain (in particular, post-concussive headaches), cognitive impairment, and increased risk
for neurodegenerative disorders (chronic traumatic encephalopathy [CTE] and Alzheimer’s disease [AD]).
VA Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20 serves 135 counties in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington: encompassing Del Norte County California and Lincoln County Montana. Operating
across three time zones over 817,417 square miles, VISN 20 is home to 273 federally recognized American Indian and Alaskan Native tribes, 229 of which are located in Alaska. Spanning
23% of US land mass, VISN 20 is the largest geographic region of VA. University of Washington (UW) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) are academic affiliates of NW MIRECC.
VA MIRECC's provide for the improvement of the provision of health-care services and related counseling services to eligible veterans suffering from mental illness (especially mental
illness related to service-related conditions) through—
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* the conduct of research (including research on improving mental health service facilities of the Department and on improving the delivery of mental health services by the Department);
* the education and training of health care personnel of the Department; and
* the development of improved models and systems for the furnishing of mental health services by the Department.
As part of the VISN 20 NW MIRECC mission to enhance access to mental health expertise, the NW MIRECC collaborates and consults with other MIRECCs and Centers of Excellence, as well as
with other VA, Department of Defense (DoD), Federal, State departments of Veterans Affairs, community agencies, and experts. The close geographic proximity (40 miles) of DoD Joint Base
Lewis-McChord/Madigan Army Medical Center to VAPSHCS has provided an exciting opportunity to develop innovative and productive research, education, and clinical care collaborations
with DoD personnel that address PTSD and its associated conditions in their early stages in active-duty Servicemembers.
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