Maryland runs five state veterans cemeteries: Cheltenham in Cheltenham, Crownsville in Crownsville, Eastern Shore in Hurlock, Garrison Forest in Owings Mills, and Rocky Gap in Flintstone. A veteran gets a burial plot, grave liner, headstone and burial services at no cost; your family or estate pays for preparing and transporting the remains and for funeral costs. A dependent is buried in the same plot as the veteran, for a $978 payment covering the burial liner and interment.
Contact the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families Cemetery Program at 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032, phone 410-923-6981, and ask for a Pre-Interment Application to establish eligibility before there is a need.
Your DD214 or other discharge paperwork, proof you entered the U.S. Armed Forces from Maryland or lived in Maryland for at least two years, and a marriage certificate or dependent documentation for family members.
