Fort Bliss National Cemetery

The Fort Bliss National Cemetery is a beautiful historic and water-wise National Cemetery located on 83 acres adjacent to Fort Bliss Army Post. Passing through the old gate and past the main flagpole on the tree lined avenue, visitors will have a spectacular view of the cemetery, rostrum, and thousands of stately grave markers framed by the Franklin mountains to the West. You can contact the Natio

nal Cemetery directly if you: Need to schedule an Active Duty interment; are cancelling or rescheduling an interment; are changing information originally supplied to the scheduling center; or have a request for disinterment and/or relocation to another national cemetery. Special Events
Memorial Day Ceremony (May) and Wreaths Across America (December). Please contact the office for dates. A general Information Kiosk is located just in the Public Information Center just inside the main gate. The Kiosk is available 24-hours a day and contains the names of veterans and their eligible dependents buried at the cemetery. The Kiosk will generate a printed map with the name of the decedent and their grave location. Military Funeral Honors
After confirming your service time with the National Scheduling Office or local cemetery please schedule military honors by contacting the following:
- ARMY Ft Bliss Casualty Assistance, ph 915-568-6338, fax 915-568-7233
- AIR FORCE Steel Talons Honor Guard, ph 575-572-2077, fax 575-572-2049
- NAVY NAS JRB Southeast Region, ph 904-542-1536 or 9807 or 3852, fax 904-542-3851 or 0422
- MARINES Marine Corps Funeral Request, ph 866-826-3628, fax 713-432-9248
- COAST GUARD Not available. Contact US NAVY Honors