* Veterans Affairs Puts Over Three Million Cemetery Records Online The Department of Veterans Affairs announced yesterday that they've put a database of over three million veterans' cemetery records online. The records cover veterans and dependents buried in VA cemeteries (there are 120 of those) since the civil war. There are also some records of burials in state veterans' cemeteries, and burials in Arlington National Cemetery from 1999 to the present. They're available at http://www.cem.va.gov . The announcement promised that this database would be updated nightly. Choose the Nationwide Gravesite Locator link at the left to search the database. You may search by first name and last name, with modifiers to specify "exact match" or "begins with". An advanced search allows for many more options, including middle name, date of birth, date of death, and cemetery. Search results include the rank and military branch of the person (if they are military, this information is at the top of the listing. If they are a spouse or dependent of a military person, this is noted at the bottom of their listing.) Listings also include veteran service dates (if known), date of birth, date of death, date of internment, location of the gravesite, and a link to and contact information for the cemetery. Not all information is available for a listing, especially the civil war veterans.