National Cemetery Administration
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please contact the office for holiday closings.
This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains.
Burial in a national cemetery is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
A Veteran's spouse, widow or widower, minor dependent children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult children with disabilities may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses and children may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran.
Members of the reserve components of the armed forces who die while on active duty or who die while on training duty, or were eligible for retired pay, may also be eligible for burial.
Fax all discharge documentation to the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-866-900-6417 and follow-up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117.
For information on scheduled burials in our national cemeteries, please go to the Daily Burial Schedule.
The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery was dedicated and opened for burials on May 12, 2000. The cemetery is situated on a 638.5-acre parcel of land that overlooks picturesque Mountain Creek Lake. The gently rolling hills provide a pastoral setting for visitors as they proceed along the central boulevard to the small lake adjacent to the assembly area and committal shelters.
There are instances when you should contact the National Cemetery directly such as:
- Scheduling an Active Duty interment
- Cancelling or rescheduling an interment
- Changing information originally supplied to the scheduling center
- Request for disinterment and/or relocation to another national cemetery
Special events: Memorial Day Ceremony (May), Veterans Day Ceremony (November) and Wreaths Across America (December). Please contact the office for dates.
Burial space: Cremated remains may be placed in ground with a flat marker or in the above ground columbarium wall. The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery recently completed the Phase II expansion project of an additional 53 developed acres; providing an additional 20,500 casketed burial sites and 4,000 columbarium niches.
General Information Kiosk: There are two locations. The Public Information Center Kiosk is available during visitation hours and the Administration Office Kiosk is available during business hours only. The Kiosk 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.
Public Information Center: The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery has a Public Information Center (PIC) where visitors can obtain information from an automated Kiosk or from volunteers who staff the PIC Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m.
Funeral processions: All funeral processions meet with their family, clergy, and cemetery representative at the PIC and then proceed to the designated shelter.
Military Funeral Honors
To schedule military honors, please contact the following branches directly:
Army: Fax your request to the Fort Hood Military Funeral Honors at 254-288-5620. Follow-up with a phone call to: 254-287-7200 / 6968
Operation Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Closed weekends & Federal Holidays)
(1) All Funeral Honors request must be received by this office 48 operation hours prior to the date of scheduled service.
(2) Fax this form and the Member 4 copy of the DD Form 214 or Statement of Honorable Discharge to 254-288-5620.
Fort Hood Funeral Honors Area Representatives: Mr. Jones and Mrs. Benjamin
Air Force: Dyess Honor Guard - Phone: 325-696-5532, Fax: 325-696-5707
Navy: NAS JRB Fort Worth Honor Guard - Phone: 904-542-1536 or 904-542-9807, Fax: 904-542-3851
Marines: Quantico National MFH Request Center - Phone: 703-432-9524
Coast Guard: Phone: 504-625-5177, Fax: 504-253-4826
Please note that the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard WILL NOT provide honors if they are not confirmed directly with the above offices. While our office works with the military honor details, we cannot tell them what to do and when to do it. Some of the branches are no longer offering "full" military honors for retirees. The military requirement is a two-man team, with folding of the flag and rendering of Taps. If you have a concern with this, please contact the military honor branch office directly. If you choose to use a private organization to support your family's service, please contact them directly.
For educational materials and additional information on this cemetery, please visit the Education section, located below.
Cemetery policies are conspicuously posted and readily visible to the public.
Floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial will be placed on the completed grave. Please limit your gravesite arrangements to one arrangement for cremation sites and two arrangements for casketed sites.
January - December
Fresh cut flowers may be placed on gravesites throughout the year. They will be removed as soon as they become unsightly. Faded and unsightly floral items are removed daily from gravesites. Temporary floral containers are available for use.
October 1st - April 1st
Artificial flowers are acceptable only during this time and will be removed when they become unsightly.
December 1st - January 20th
Christmas wreaths and grave blankets are permitted only during this time and may not be larger than two (2) ft. by three (3) ft.
Potted plants will only be permitted on gravesites 10 days before and 10 days after Easter, Memorial Day, and Christmas.
Plantings are not permitted at any time.
Floral items and other types of decorations may not be secured or adhered to headstones, markers or niche covers at any time or they will be removed.
Statues, vigil lights, shepherd’s hooks, breakable objects of any nature, and similar commemorative items are not permitted on gravesites at any time.
During the growing seasons, all floral items will be removed from gravesites every two weeks; however, fresh flowers are removed as soon as they become unsightly.
Flowers may be placed directly on the ground or in a temporary floral container in front of the Columbarium or gravesite.
All items become U.S. Government property and will be disposed of accordingly. Please be aware that the National Cemetery is not responsible for maintaining, replacing and/or safeguarding items placed on gravesites.
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery is the sixth national cemetery in Texas and the 118th in the national cemetery system.
Currently, more than 1.5 million veterans live in the state of Texas and approximately 460,000 reside in the cemetery's service area. The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery has developed 152 acres of the 638-acre cemetery providing 85,778 casketed sites and 31,918 columbaria/garden niches for cremated remains. Fully developed, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will provide burial space for 280,000 eligible veterans and dependents.
Monuments and Memorials
Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery features a memorial walkway lined with a variety of memorials that honor America's veterans, donated by various organizations. As of 2011, there were 54 memorials at Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery — most commemorating events and troops of the 20th century wars.
