Memorials

California Veterans Memorials

Veterans memorials and cemeteries are an important element of CalVet.

Through a partnership of state and federal funding, and donations from veterans and family members, the CalVet manages the construction and maintenance of several veterans memorials located in Sacramento's Capitol Park.

Capitol Park Veterans Memorials:
  • California Veterans Memorial
  • California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • The Bell of the USS California
  • Spanish American War Memorial
  • Mexican American Veterans Memorial
  • Memorial Grove (Civil War Memorial)
Other CalVet responsibilities in this area are:
  • Maintenance and updates to the California Veterans Registry, which is accessible through an electronic kiosk located at the California Veterans Memorial. Any California veteran may have personal information entered into the registry without charge.
  • Maintenance of the Registry of California Veterans Memorials. This registry is intended to provide on-line information on veterans memorials in the state.
  • The establishment of the new Northern California State Veterans Cemetery near Redding. This is the first state-owned and operated veterans cemetery in California. Construction of the cemetery will be funded by a grant from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs State Cemetery Grant Program.

For more information on other cemeteries and burial assistance: please refer to the USDVA and County Veterans Service Office web sites.

For more information on CalVet's memorial and cemetery programs please contact:

California Department of Veterans Affairs
Division of Veterans Services
1227 O Street, Room 101
Sacramento, California 95814

Or call the office at 1-800-952-5626 or 916-653-2573.

Veterans Memorial Registries