You can be buried at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery near Fairchild Air Force Base at Medical Lake. Casket burial includes the plot, a concrete liner and an upright granite marker. For cremated remains you can choose a columbarium niche with an inscribed granite cover, a ground plot with an upright granite marker, or the scattering garden, which includes an inscribed flat granite marker. There is no charge to bury an eligible veteran, and a dependent burial costs $311. Cemetery staff arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans and service members. There is no Washington residency requirement.
Establish eligibility before there is a need through the WDVA pre-need determination process, then mail, fax or email the eligibility application and supporting documents to Washington State Veterans Cemetery, 21702 W. Espanola Road, Medical Lake WA 99022, fax 509-299-6286, email cemetery@dva.wa.gov. Phone 509-299-6280.
Your DD214 or other discharge paperwork, and a marriage certificate or dependent documentation for a spouse or child. The full list is on the eligibility application.
