Morovis National Cemetery is a
United States National Cemetery located in the municipality of
Morovis
Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Mor ...
, in the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and was dedicated in December 2020. This cemetery along with the
Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and at the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments. Until 2021, it was the only United St ...
located in
Bayamón, are the only United States National Cemeteries located outside of the United States.
The Morovis National Cemetery was built to be operational before the cemetery in Bayamón reached full capacity.
History
The Morovis National Cemetery was built in Morovis within a 247.5-acre parcel of land that can be accessed from
Highway 137 at Km. 11.2. It was built to replace the existing Puerto Rico National Cemetery located in Bayamón, which would reach its capacity in 2022. It and the cemetery in Bayamón are the only two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System located outside the U.S.
The land for the cemetery was purchased by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs in 2013 for $7.6 million.
Construction was underway in 2019
with interments slated to begin in 2021. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held a dedication ceremony for the cemetery on December 12, 2020.
Notable interments
The following list has the names of distinguished Puerto Ricans, and non-Puerto Rican veterans who have made Puerto Rico their home, who served in the US military and are interred there.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
*
List of Puerto Rican military personnel
*
Atlantic Gardens Veterans Cemetery
References
Further reading
* Greg Boudonck. ''Puertorriquenos Who Served With Guts, Glory, and Honor. Fighting to Defend a Nation Not Completely Their Own''.
*
Hector Andres Negroni
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
. ''Historia militar de Puerto Rico''. Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario (1992). {{ISBN, 8478441387
External links
Veterans Cemetery in Aguadilla, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico National Cemetery
Cemeteries in Puerto Rico
Military in Puerto Rico
United States national cemeteries