“The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) launched the Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), Aug. 14, the country’s first digital platform dedicated entirely to the preservation of the memory of the 3.7 million Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries.”
“Each Veteran will have their own memorial page on the VLM, a secure, web-based platform that creates a perpetual memorial extending beyond the physical border of the national cemetery…”
“NCA, in conjunction with VA’s Office of Information and Technology, built the architecture for the site starting with the information contained on every Veteran’s headstone.”
“In the initial rollout, the public will be able to search the site for Veterans, find out where they are buried and read the basic details of their lives and service…” Read the full press release here.
Source: VA launches Veterans Legacy Memorial to honor deceased Veterans online – August 23, 2019. VA.
