DELAWARE
Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery
The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a state-operated burial ground dedicated to honoring U.S. military veterans and their eligible family members. Located in Bear (New Castle County) and Millsboro (Sussex County), it provides a dignified final resting place with military honors in a well-maintained, park-like setting.
Eligible individuals include honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and qualifying dependent children. The cemetery offers traditional gravesites as well as cremation niches, and it is open daily for visitation from dawn to dusk. It serves as Delaware’s primary veterans cemetery system, ensuring that those who served the country are remembered and honored with respect and care.
Bethel Cemetery
The Bethel Cemetery in Sussex County, Delaware (Delmarva Peninsula) is a historic rural burial ground connected to the early town of Bethel, a former riverfront shipbuilding community along Broad Creek. The cemetery dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries and contains the graves of early settlers, maritime families, and generations of local residents.
While it is not an official veterans cemetery, the site does include some military burials, typically veterans from earlier American conflicts such as the Civil War, World Wars, and other service periods. These graves are individual family or community plots rather than part of a dedicated military section, and the cemetery itself does not operate under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or provide formal veterans cemetery services.
Overall, Bethel Cemetery is a quiet historic site that reflects both the local heritage of the Delmarva Peninsula and the presence of community members who served in the U.S. military across generations.