Georgia National Cemetery

My beloved husband, William (Bill) Hill passed away last year. I cannot express enough the kindness and professionalism I received from The National Cemetery. I still struggle everyday but have comfort in knowing where he wanted to be laid to rest. Thank you so much.

Johan made this experience so smooth for our family, he was so helpful & went the extra mile to help. I am truly grateful for your service.

As painful as it is to see my daddy's name on the headstone, but through my heart brokenness, going gives me comfort. This has to be one of the most beautiful & peaceful places on earth. The grounds are extremely well kept. Every time I visit, I am so happy that my daddy chose the GA National Cemetary for his final resting place.

We buried my father in law today who was a Vietnam Veteran. While the grounds are beautiful, the staff is uncaring and disrespectful. Not sure what COVID restrictions they actually follow because we witnessed staff members not following their own guidelines that were forced on us. Shameful that our veterans and their families are treated with such disrespect. To add more insult the “staff” member overseeing our service wore a walkie talkie that went off constantly through military honors. It was a disappointing experience.

My brother and I went a few days ago to bring my father's ashes for interment. Since my father passed away in February we were unable to have a real funeral at the cemetery, with COVID restrictions limiting the number at the graveside to 10. We chose to have a ceremony for him in July at our church locally and then bring his ashes to the cemetery. The day before we went up there I spoke with the Director of the cemetery Francisco Gonzalez and confirmed that my brother and I would be able to stand graveside and watch the burial. I was also told we would receive a flag at that time. When we arrived we were told that we would NOT be able to stand at the graveside, rather we would have to watch from over 30 yards away (standing at the road). To add further insult, the crew of 6 that were working in that section of the cemetery were NOT wearing masks and were joking and poking with each other (not practicing any of the social distancing and mask guidelines that were forced on us). My father served in multiple wars across the world, was awarded more medals (including the Bronze Star) than he could wear on a single uniform, yet he was denied even the basic respect of his two sons to stand next to his graveside when he is put in the ground. The only good thing about this experience was that the government took care of paying for the plot and the stone. The biggest joke is that we were denied this basic respect based on rules that their own staff were not even required to follow.