Research Catalog

Title

The veterans cemeteries of Texas / Michael Lee Lanning.

Author

Lanning, Michael Lee

Publication

• College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Description

viii, 178 pages : color illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Texas, home to more than 1.7 million living veterans (the second largest number of any state), is also home to six nationally run and four state-run veterans cemeteries. Each year, more than 12,000 veterans are laid to rest in these hallowed grounds. The Veterans Cemeteries of Texas recounts the stories of these ten official final resting places for Texas veterans, creating--for the first time--a complete guide to these solemn bivouacs of the dead. Author Michael Lee Lanning, a US Army veteran, has not only reconstructed the history of these cemeteries as a tribute to the fallen but has also compiled a useful resource for the living. Lanning details the exact locations, eligibility requirements, and contact information throughout the state for those veterans and their families who might choose to make use of these important public services. Richly illustrated, the book also provides moving descriptions of military burial traditions, such as "Taps" and the 21-gun salute, as well as information about the various types of military headstones (including sixty authorized religious symbols). In the author's words, "A walk through these burial grounds is a journey across the history of Texas and of the United States." Lanning's use of more than 100 captivating photographs, along with his compelling text, allows readers to take that walk through veterans cemeteries in Texas. For lovers of Texas history and military history, The Veterans Cemeteries of Texas is a gripping tribute to past, present, and future Texas veterans and the solemn places where they rest in their last formation and final parade.

Series Statement

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 161

Uniform Title

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 161.

Subject

• United States. National Cemetery Administration > Rules and practice
• United States. National Cemetery Administration
• National cemeteries > Texas > History
• National cemeteries > Texas > Directories
• Veterans > Services for > Texas
• Veterans > Monuments > Texas
• Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of > Texas
• Military funerals > United States
• Military funerals
• National cemeteries
• Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of
• Veterans > Monuments
• Veterans > Services for
• Texas
• United States

Genre/Form

• Directories.
• History.
• Rules.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

Contents

National VA cemeteries in Texas -- San Antonio National Cemetery -- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery -- Kerrville National Cemetery -- Fort Bliss National Cemetery -- Houston National Cemetery -- Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery -- Texas state veterans cemeteries -- Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery -- Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery -- Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene -- Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery -- Appendix A. Persons eligible for burial in a national cemetery -- Appendix B. Eligibility requirements for burial at a Texas state veterans cemetery -- Appendix C. The bivouac of the dead -- Appendix D. Premier Cemetery Service Corporation -- Appendix E. Emblems of belief for government headstones -- Appendix F. Floral and grounds policies at national veterans cemeteries -- Appendix G. Cemetery directory.

Call Number

JFD 18-2331

ISBN

• 9781623496487
• 1623496489

LCCN

2017050612

OCLC

1011543855

Author

Lanning, Michael Lee, author.

Title

The veterans cemeteries of Texas / Michael Lee Lanning.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 161

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 161.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

Research Call Number

JFD 18-2331