Posted on March 19, 2024 by Lexi Gonzalez

VA’s Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is Expanding

Local veterans’ shrine is growing to accommodate more veterans and their families.

VA’s Indiantown Gap National Cemetery is Expanding

by Lebanon VA Medical Center

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Indiantown Gap National Cemetery announced it is developing 27 additional acres to meet the growing needs of veterans and their families in southcentral Pennsylvania. Upon completion of the construction project, it is projected that the veteran community will be provided additional burial space lasting into the year 2038.

Groundbreaking for the phase five expansion of the cemetery will take place this month. The three-year-long project will consist of the development of 27 acres for approximately 15,700 gravesites for casketed and cremated remains. These sites will include 5,330 preplaced crypts, 598 traditional casket sites, 4,020 in-ground cremation sites, and a 6,000-niche columbarium. The $38.6 million expansion will also include the construction of a new honor guard building.

Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Director John Spruyt said, “The expansion of this national shrine will ensure that the veterans of southcentral Pennsylvania and their families will be able to make this beautiful location their final resting place. We will continue supporting them with compassion and unsurpassed customer service.”

The 677-acre Indiantown Gap National Cemetery was established as a National Cemetery in 1976 with the first burial taking place in 1982. Currently, the cemetery has 221 developed acres and is the final resting place for over 65,000 veterans and family members.

VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA) — which provides veterans and their families with burial benefits and memorial services — led all organizations, public or private, in the prestigious American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for 2022. NCA received a score of 97, the highest score ever achieved by any organization rated by the ACSI. This was the seventh consecutive time NCA has ranked first overall in customer satisfaction.

To learn more about the NCA, go to https://www.cem.va.gov/. To learn more about Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, go to https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/indiantowngap.asp?fbclid=IwAR0DBtS7zHO0dZYSWzPVfj3GsanhX0x-LJw3G02bqMw59BMqyOzy38YgfFs.

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