Burlington County Veteran Cemetery Care

The county’s Veteran Cemetery Care Program places American flags on veterans’ graves just before Memorial Day and cuts the grass of unmaintained veteran graves all summer across more than 96 cemeteries; (609) 265-5247. The veterans cemetery at Wrightstown is the state’s, not the county’s.

Also called: cemetery care, flags, Memorial Day, grave care, BG William C. Doyle, Wrightstown, VFW.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Burlington County, NJCounty

"Our office maintains veterans' grave sites in over 96 cemeteries throughout Burlington County." With the VFW, American Legion, AMVETS and VVA it "place[s] new American Flags on veteran's graves just before Memorial Day"; the county "orders the flags, as well as the flag holders." "Whenever you see a black tipped flag on a veteran's grave, it was placed there by our office." "Throughout the summer, our office dispatches a part-time employee to clean up and cut the grass of all veteran graves not maintained by the cemetery staff." Contact: (609) 265-5247. The county runs no veterans cemetery. The veterans cemetery at Wrightstown is the state-run BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery under the NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; no county cemetery page exists on the county site. The county also runs the Burlington County Military Service Medal, whose ceremony the cemetery-care page calls "well known throughout the community"; the application is on the county's forms site.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Burlington County Veteran Cemetery Care
Gate	Rule
Veterans buried in Burlington County cemeteries	The programme covers veterans’ graves countywide; no application is involved.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-11.

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