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Headstones, Markers and Medallions - National Cemetery . Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Removed from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery By: Ron Kampeas Wednesday, December 23, 2020 (Excerpts from Jewish Telegraphic Agency/Emphasis Added by MRFF) (JTA) The Department of Veterans Affairs removed two gravestones bearing swastikas from a military cemetery in Texas. Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 - November 29, 1998) was a United States Army master sergeant who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War . To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps. Suggest Edits . Tombstone Headstone. However, 144 Axis soldiers, mostly Germans but also a few Austrians, Japanese and Italians, died before the end of the war. "As was the practice at the time, the information inscribed on their headstones was minimal, and does . Stephen F. Austin led the Old 300 Familes into Texas after the death of his father Moses Austin in 1821. This collection provides limited indexed data . The cemetery's current size is 174 acres with up to 50,000 burial plots. Peduncle - The peduncle is also known as the stalk of the flower. At 419.2 acres, the Houston facility was slightly smaller than the 450 acres or so of Arlington National Cemetery . Our funeral home is located on the West Side of San Antonio. FT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY MONUMENT WORKSHEET PHONE: 210-820-3891 FAX: 210-820-3445 EMAIL: TIME BE RETURNED WITHIN THREE DAYS OF SERVICE Date of Burial Service Religious Emblem First Name Last Name Veteran's Highest Rank(s) Funeral Home (Specify by name or number) Middle Name/lnitial Suffix (Sr., Jr., Ill) Veteran's Branch(s) of Service Cemeteries are steeped in the history and the stories of real people. It also helps to deliver nutrients to the flower from the roots in the ground. At 419.2 acres, the Houston facility was slightly smaller than the 450 acres or so of Arlington National Cemetery . Extracted from obituary in the San Antonio Express News, October 18, 2006; and the Nationwide Gravesite Locator.