“We hold this memorial service so they don’t go unrecognized for their service to our country,” said Brenda Hoster, administrative officer for Fort Sam National Cemetery.
Airman 1st Class Larry L. Payton, U.S. Air ForceThe dozen names read aloud Wednesday represent a small fraction of the approximately 4,500 veterans, spouses and eligible dependents interred each year at San Antonio’s national cemetery.
The veterans honored Wednesday served in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines and were in their late 50s to 80s. They died between October 2022, when the federal government’s fiscal year began, and mid-January of this year. Cemetery and Bexar County staffers have arranged burials for an average of 26 veterans without families in each of the past three years, and are on pace so far this fiscal year to beat that average, according to Brenda Hoster, administrative officer for the cemetery.
Raul Marroquin of the Fort Sam Houston Cemetery Memorial Services Detachment presents the U.S. flag to Steven McKee, Bexar County Veterans Benefits Services Manager, during the memorial service.Two women were among those recognized Wednesday, equaling the number of unaccompanied women veterans interred in the past three years combined.. County taxpayers provide a “simple, respectful and dignified service for families with no funding for a funeral/burial service.
When the veterans have no known or living family, Bexar County reimburses the funeral home for their expenses, and the national cemetery reimburses the county.
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