Morovis National Cemetery Explained
Morovis National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the municipality of Morovis, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and was dedicated in December 2020. This cemetery along with the Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón, are the only United States National Cemeteries located inside Puerto Rico.[1]
The Morovis National Cemetery was built to be operational before the cemetery in Bayamón reached full capacity.[2] [3]
History
The Morovis National Cemetery was built in Morovis within a 247.5-acre parcel of land that can be accessed from Highway 137 at Km. 11.2. It was built to replace the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón, which would reach its capacity in 2022. It and the cemetery in Bayamón are the only two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System located outside the U.S.[4] [5]
The land for the cemetery was purchased by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in 2013 for $7.6 million.
Construction was underway in 2019[6] [7] with interments slated to begin in 2021. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held a dedication ceremony for the cemetery on December 12, 2020.
Notable interments
The following list has the names of distinguished Puerto Ricans, and non-Puerto Rican veterans who have made Puerto Rico their home, who served in the US military and are interred there.
See also
Further reading
- Greg Boudonck. Puertorriquenos Who Served With Guts, Glory, and Honor. Fighting to Defend a Nation Not Completely Their Own.
- Hector Andres Negroni. Historia militar de Puerto Rico. Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario (1992).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Veterans Affairs . National Cemetery Administration . May 11, 2015 . February 12, 2022 . October 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011150311/https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/puertorico.asp . live .
- News: Karinna D. . Sostre Vicario . Puerto Rico tendrá dos Cementerios Nacionales . El Nuevo Día . es . February 12, 2022 . February 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220212144111/https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/puerto-rico-tendra-dos-cementerios-nacionales/ . live .
- Web site: VA dedicates Morovis National Cemetery . Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs . September 1, 2016 . February 12, 2022 . July 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728223739/https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5582 . live .
- Web site: Puerto Rico National Cemetery Replacement Morovis, Puerto Rico . U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs . U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs . 2019-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513213909/https://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/docs/EA/Puerto_Rico_Draft_EA.pdf . 2017-05-13 . live .
- Web site: A claim for better health services. 28 May 2019. El Nuevo Dia. 13 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190625005915/https://www.elnuevodia.com/english/english/nota/aclaimforbetterhealthservices-2496239/. 25 June 2019. live.
- Web site: Comienza construcción nuevo cementerio nacional de Puerto Rico en Morovis . www.efe.com . 25 January 2019 . es . 26 June 2020 . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728224444/https://www.efe.com/efe/usa/puerto-rico/comienza-construccion-nuevo-cementerio-nacional-de-puerto-rico-en-morovis/50000110-3878614 . live .
- Web site: Quality Control (QC) system management for Veterans Affairs (VA) . San Diego Project Management, PSC . 2018-10-29 . 2020-08-22 . 2021-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728224523/https://www.sandiegopm.net/new-page-20 . live .