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U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery

U.S. Military Academy, West Point Memorial Affairs Office
In-ground burial or a columbarium niche at the West Point Post Cemetery

The West Point Post Cemetery offers in-ground burial and columbarium niches for cremated remains, with chapel services and military funeral honors available on request from the next of kin. Burials are scheduled on a first come, first served basis at the time of need. The cemetery sits on an active military installation, so entry and identification requirements apply.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Contact the West Point Memorial Affairs Office at 329 Washington Road, West Point, NY 10996, by phone on 845-938-2504 or by email at memorialaffairs@westpoint.edu, and complete the intake questionnaire. Check the U.S. Army Garrison West Point access information before you visit.

What you'll need

The completed intake questionnaire, discharge or retirement paperwork, documentation of the connection to the U.S. Military Academy, and the death certificate.

Eligibility

  • You graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, were a U.S. citizen as a cadet and at the time of death, and either died in the line of duty or were honorably discharged, or served during wartime in the armed forces of a foreign ally and died under honorable conditions
  • If you are not a graduate, you are a current U.S. Military Academy cadet, an active duty service member assigned to the Academy at the time of death, an active duty service member who was assigned to the Academy when you retired, including retirement for physical disability, or an officer appointed as a professor at the Academy
  • If you are a family member, your eligibility follows the service member’s under the VA National Cemetery Administration family member rules

Source

Official source