Atlantic Gardens Veterans Cemetery Explained

Atlantic Gardens Veterans Cemetery
Established:	May 2014
Closed:	-->
Location:	Montaña, Aguadilla Municipality
Country:	Puerto Rico
Coordinates:	18.4997°N -67.1008°W
Type:	Military
Size:	17.48acres
Findagraveid:	2539051

Atlantic Gardens Veterans Cemetery is in the United States territory of Puerto Rico. The December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris transferred Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States control as of December 23 of that year.^[1] This cemetery was dedicated in May 2014, and designed for approximately 23,000 burials.^[2] Located in the Montaña ward of Aguadilla, the cemetery is on the Garden of Eden Boulevard.

The cemetery is owned by the Government of Puerto Rico, grant-funded and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which currently manages 155 national cemeteries.^{[3] [4]} In 2016, the VA established the "Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility Program" to assist with advanced planning.^[5]

See also

• Morovis National Cemetery

External links

• Home page VA Dept of Veterans Affairs – National Cemetery Administration
• Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery – in Spanish
• Interment.net – Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery Montaña, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• Facebook – Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Avalon Project – Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain; December 10, 1898 . Yale Law School . Lillian Goldman Law Library . 19 June 2023.
2. Web site: Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery, Montaña, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – Burial Records . www.interment.net . 25 June 2023.
3. Web site: Administration National Cemetery . www.cem.va.gov . VA.gov Veterans Affairs . 25 June 2023 . en.
4. Web site: Administration . National Cemetery . List of all VA Grant-Funded Cemeteries . www.cem.va.gov . VA.gov Veterans Affairs . 25 June 2023 . en.
5. News: VA national cemeteries now offering pre-need eligibility determinations . Air Force . 25 June 2023 . 20 December 2016.