Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery

As a Vet going to this hallowed ground was an honor. I was going with a buddy to pay respects to his dad. As I waked by the graves of the fallen I got chills. Seeing Vets from WWII always makes me somber. They along with WWI vets made sacrifices that are truly amazing. I tried to honor them with my service.
The cemetery is well taken care of and pays honor to those whose final watch is over. The location though far is nice due to the openness it offers.
I understand they are expanding which will make it even nicer. It is great that Vegas has a nice Vet cemetery with room to grow.

Although a beautiful place and overall I am happy to have my grandfather here I am incredibly displeased with the administration. From the lack of greeting, the general disorganization and forgetting to schedule the honor guard… My grieving family was every disappointed both in our experience today and in not providing the the last honorable salute for our loved one that he so richly deserved!

This is a very beautiful resting ground. I enjoy visiting in the evenings, stargazing and appreciating the tranquility. I feel honored to be in the presence of all those who have served to give me the life I have today.

A most peaceful place to visit your loved ones. Both my parents are there. I took my 7 year old Son for the first time to see his Grandparents, a most pleasing moment

My dad was interred on Dec 13, 2013. They take very good care of the Veterans, from the draping the flag over the casket, to folding the flag, and the gun salute. After the gun salute, the honor guard gives 3 of the shell casings to be placed into the flag. My nephew was an O-​2 at the time and one of the pallbearers in his dress blues, they gave him the spent shell casings after the ceremony. They also give you the option of going out to the actual grave site to see the casket being lowered into the ground. There is no ceremony or anything at the gravesite. Most of that occurs at the church or mortuary services. My Godfather was interred there in 1995 and it has gotten a lot bigger since then. It’s very peaceful out there and we’ll maintained. If you give a $ 25 donation they will provide a place for flowers above the tombstone. They run a tight schedule and do burials Monday through Friday only. So when you get a date and time, you need to make your plans around the time that they give you to coordinate the church or mortuary services.

For being in the middle of the desert, this place is actually nice.
They take very good care of the grounds, and there are volunteers that care for the area and clean up/​plant grass, etc.
I sit on the benches by my grandma’s plot (sparse shade from the newly-​planted trees), feel a light breeze and watch young pilots take off and land at Boulder City Airport. They fly directly over her plot in area X. It can be loud, but I don’t think it’s annoying. As the wife of an Air Force veteran, it’s only 100% appropriate.

Located in Boulder City, it’s the final resting place for many who have served this country, now, including my father’s ashes, in an urn, in a sealed vault with his name plate and his accomplishments — all thanks to our tax dollars at work.
This is one of the instances where I can say I feel like I’m proud to pay taxes because the grounds and facility are kept up. The location is being expanded to accomodate the incoming as well as the visitors — family and friends who are paying their respects.
I don’t have first hand experience with other veteran’s memorial cemetaries however, I can say that the staff and volunteers who manage and maintain this location are doing an excellent job.

My parents were buried here in October, 2006 (urns)
my dad served in wwII and korea. while alive, my dad did not seek, request or receive any veteran benefits. My dad was not the type to express himself verballly (at least using words) so never knew or understood why — in fact, i couldn’t get my dad to share one story about his service history and even stranger to me, he denied even serving in wwII (even though the military records show he did serve (my mom mentioned once that he was only 17 when he served so maybe that was a factor)
anyways, when my father passed away, my siblings and i had to make a decision about where to place/​scatter/​bury the remains (my parentds arranged for cremation years ago — and my mom passed away 10 years earlier.)
we decided on the Veteran’s Cemetary in Boulder City — excellent decision. The service was excellent, they do a great job maintained the property — the area near my parents stone is always clean. Very resaonable price.
while sitting out there today for mothers day (brought mom Sunflowers. She always loved sunflowers .) watching others come out to pay their respects to their kin, it was very calming — call it desert calm. there’s a bench with shade close enough to the stone that i can still easily see it — all i can say is —
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