Resources for the Veterans Community
California Veterans Memorials
Veterans memorials and cemeteries are an important element of the California Department of Veterans
Affairs. (See our section on Veterans Cemeteries.)
Through a partnership of state and federal funding, and donations from veterans and family
members, the CDVA manages the construction and maintenance of several veterans memorials located in
Sacramento's Capitol Park.
Capitol Park Veterans Memorials:
- California Veterans Memorial
- California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- The Bell of the USS California
- Spanish-American War Memorial
- Mexican-American Veterans Memorial *
- Memorial Grove (Civil War Memorial)
* The Mexican-American Veterans Memorial is located next to the State Treasurer's building across
10th Street from the State Capitol.
Other CDVA responsibilities in this area are:
- Maintenance and updates to the California Veterans Registry, which is accessible through an
electronic kiosk located at the California Veterans Memorial. Any California veteran may have
personal information entered into the registry without charge.
- Maintenance of the Registry of California Veterans Memorials. This registry is intended to provide
on-line information on veterans memorials in the state.
- The establishment of the new Northern California State Veterans Cemetery near Redding. This is the
first state-owned and operated veterans cemetery in California. Construction of the cemetery will be
funded by a grant from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs State Cemetery Grant
Program.
For more information on other cemeteries and burial assistance: please refer to the USDVA and County
Veterans Service Office web sites on the right side of this page.
For more information on CDVA's memorial and cemetery programs please contact:
California Department of Veterans Affairs
Division of Veterans Services
1227 O Street, Room 101
Sacramento, California 95814
or call the office at 1-800-952-5626 or 916-653-2573.