Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, located in Sierra Vista, sits at the base of the Huachuca Mountains to offer beautiful views for Veterans' final resting place.
To best serve you, we encourage appointments be made for committal service arrangements and pre-registrations.
Visit Us
1300 S Buffalo Soldier Trail, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM-4PM
Office closed weekends and state holidays
Cemetery Visiting Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily
Contact Us
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Phone: (520) 458-7144
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Email: [email protected]
Our Story
ADVS broke ground at Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery on October 2, 2001. The first interment at the cemetery was December 3, 2002.
SAVMC was made possible by a $7.7 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affair-State Cemetery Grant Service. The grant covered the construction and equipment needed to create the cemetery.
Did you Know?
The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services established the cemetery on approximately 145 acres of land, which was previously part of Ft. Huachuca Military Reservation.
Eligibility
Burial is open to all members of the Armed Forces, including National Guard and reservists, and Veterans discharged from active duty under Honorable conditions (with certain exceptions).
Their spouses, un-remarried widow or widower, minor children, and under certain conditions, unmarried adult dependent children may also be eligible for burial. Eligible spouses may be buried even if they predecease the Veteran. Also eligible for burial are members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserve Officer Training Corps who die while on active duty for training or performing service, or who have 20 years of service in reserve components of the Armed Forces creditable for retired pay.
Burial Options
SAVMC offers two gravesite options: in-ground casket burial and columbarium urn burial
- Casket, in-ground burial
- Each site includes an inscribed, upright grave marker and a single or double concrete crypt liner
- Columbarium Niche
- Each site includes an inscribed granite niche marker
- Urn sizes for columbarium walls cannot exceed the niche compartment size of 10 inches wide, 15 inches tall and 18 inches deep
Memorial bronze markers are furnished for eligible deceased active duty service members and Veterans whose remains were not recovered or identified, are buried at sea, donated to science or whose cremated remains have been scattered.
How to Apply
Applications for burial are available at the cemetery, online or at most funeral homes in Arizona.
If you would like to pre-register for SAVMC, please complete and submit the below forms:
- Pre-Registration Form
- Interment Application Form
- Copy of your Veteran Discharge paperwork (can be requested by submitting a completed SF-180 form HERE)
Additional Information
Donation for beautification projects can be made to Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Foundation. Learn more about the organization and how to donate HERE.
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