This reference offers 1-5 page entries on Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries and related sites, and on other cemeteries and monuments operated by the Department of the Army, the National Park Service, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and individual states. Entries explain how and why the cemeteries were created and offer notes on those buried there. Appendices provide information on sites by state and by year, and information on headstones, markers, and the Medal of Honor. A 10-page introduction reviews the history and operations of the National Cemetery System/Administration from the Civil War to the present, and describes several cemetery support organizations. B&w photos and cemetery maps are included. This second edition is updated to include new cemeteries and facilities. Holt is retired from federal service. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)