Cemeteries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) hosted wreath-laying ceremonies the week of April 6 to commemorate the 353,082 World War I Veterans interred in VA sites across the country. NCA arranged wreath-laying ceremonies with assistance from local cemetery support committees and other veterans service organizations. More than 2 million Americans served in World War I. For more information about the Centennial, visit the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission website.
For more on memorial benefits, visit the Military.com Memorial Benefits section. For more on World War I and other major historical military events, visit the Military.com History section.
