How terribly sad and shameful for a national cemetery. My flowers for my dad have already been discarded. To leave condolences for the family, please visit Arrangements with Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral. Sam Houston Cemetery posts at the entrance of the cemetery the dates of flower pickup. Sam Houston National Cemetery on Octoat 2:30 p.m. We appreciate the patience and understanding families have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic and are eager to begin returning to normal operations.”įort Sam Houston National Cemetery has remained open for interments and visitation throughout the pandemic but due to health and safety reasons, the cemetery began deferring committal services and military funeral honors March 23. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery GET DIRECTIONS Send flowers here Have flowers from a local florist delivered to this cemetery. The funeral Mass will immediately follow on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 12 noon at St. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 154.7 acres (62.6 ha), and as of 2014, had over 144,000 interments. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the city of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. “We will also soon be contacting families who chose direct interments to schedule memorial services and military funeral honors, if desired. A crew works to straighten grave stones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
“We are pleased to resume committal services and military funeral honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,” said Cemetery Director Aubrey David. Military funeral honors, customarily provided by the Department of Defense and volunteer honor guards, will be based on local availability. SAN ANTONIO – Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery will resume committal services for families who are interring their loved ones beginning Tuesday.Īccording to a news release, families with interments scheduled on or after Tuesday will be offered the option of a committal service at the time of interment.
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