🎖️ NH Veterans Cemetery

Learning Center Kiosk - PROTOTYPE

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Welcome

Explore NH's military heritage & honor our veterans

🔍 Locate Grave

Search burial records

📜 Lincoln Tablet

Gettysburg Address monument

⛪ Chapel

Historic mural tribute

📍 20 Points History

NH military timeline

🏛️ 100+ Memorials

Service branch tributes

⭐ Cenotaphs

Graves where bodies absent

Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Use the database to find anyone interred at NH State Veterans Cemetery.

Location: Kiosk in Administration Building lobby

Phone: 603-796-2026

Address: 110 Daniel Webster Highway, Boscawen, NH 03303

A Monument to Freedom

Tablets commemorating Lincoln's Gettysburg Address were installed at cemeteries nationwide in 1909, honoring his words and soldiers' sacrifice during the Civil War.

They reinforced ideals of equality, freedom, and national unity that Lincoln articulated.

Location at NHSVC

The tablet is located on the island directly across from the Administrative Building.

Architecture & Design

Glass Curtain Wall: Transparency connects ceremonies with the serene cemetery landscape, symbolizing the eternal connection between the living and those who serve.

Historic Mural Tribute

Artist Sheldon Cassady's "5 Branches of Military with Landscape Mural" (27 ft × 30 ft) celebrates each branch of the armed forces within a NH landscape of remembrance.

Commissioned by: Department of NH Ladies Auxiliary VFW

Colonial to Present

The 20 Points ring the Circle of Flags, designed for teachers to use as a primer for NH's military history.

Points 1-3: Foundation (1600s-1812)

Native American conflicts, French & Indian Wars, American Revolution, War of 1812

Points 4-8: Civil War Era (1861-1865)

30,000+ NH soldiers, 4,100+ deaths, major battle participation

Points 9-20: Modern Era (1870-Present)

Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, WWI (70,000), WWII (300,000), Korea, Vietnam, Modern Ops

Monuments placed through donations from businesses, individuals, and groups across the state.

Featured Memorials

#1 Vietnam Veterans Monument - May 22, 2004

#12 US Marine Corps - Dedicated Nov 10, 2005

#30 US Navy Memorial - Dedicated Sept 23, 2007

#73 US Army Memorial - May 30, 2011

#100 Civil War Monument - Historic tribute

90+ additional memorials honor all branches of service

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What Are Cenotaphs?

Memorials marking graves where bodies are not present. These honor service members who died abroad, were lost at sea, or had no identified remains.

Significance at NHSVC

Cenotaphs ensure that all service members, regardless of burial location, are honored and remembered. They serve as personal tributes and places for families to pay respects.

💔 POW/MIA

Imprisoned & missing

🎖️ Medal of Honor

61 recipients

📋 POW Stories

Vietnam, WWII, Korea

📚 History

1600s to present

Vietnam War POW/MIA (8 Service Members)

Frank Neil Badolati - 5th Special Forces, Goffstown, NH | Lost 01/29/1966

Robert Joseph Sullivan - 5th Special Forces, East Alstead, NH | Lost 07/12/1967

Albert Linwood Page Jr. - US Air Force, Derry, NH | Lost 08/06/1967

+ 5 more from Vietnam, Laos conflicts

WWII POW (40+ names)

Service members died in German & Japanese POW camps

Korean War POW (18 names)

Died in North Korean & Chinese POW camps

🎖️ Lance Corporal Jedh C. Barker

Unit: 2nd Bn, 4th Marines
Born: June 20, 1945 | Franklin, NH
Branch: US Marine Corps
Date: Sept 21, 1967 | Vietnam
Fearlessly fought back when wounded by sniper fire. In a final act of bravery, threw himself on a grenade, absorbing the full force with his body. Saved his comrades from further injury or death.

🎖️ Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts

Unit: 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne
Born: 1985 | Lowell, MA
Residence: Nashua, NH
Date: July 13, 2008 | Afghanistan
Took control of observation post despite severe wounds. Continued laying suppressive fire, throwing grenades, and providing radio support to prevent enemy from overrunning the position.

🎖️ Commander Richard H. O'Kane

Unit: USS Tang
Born: Feb 2, 1911 | Dover, NH
Branch: US Navy
Date: Oct 23-24, 1944 | Philippine Islands
Boldly maneuvered commanding officer position in midst of heavily escorted convoys. Launched smashing hits on multiple vessels, expending torpedoes and achieving illustrious record of heroism in combat.

56 additional MOH recipients documented

Vietnam War POW/MIA (8)

Service members captured, missing, or died as prisoners in Southeast Asia

WWII POW Deaths (40+)

Service members died while imprisoned in German and Japanese POW camps

Korean War POW Deaths (18)

Died in North Korean and Chinese POW camps during Korean War

Colonial Era (1600s-1763)

French & Indian Wars - NH frontier defense and militia operations

American Revolution (1775-1783)

4,000+ NH Soldiers - Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and more. Critical contribution to independence.

Civil War (1861-1865)

30,000+ Soldiers | 4,100+ Deaths - 18 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry regiments. Major battle participation including Antietam, Gettysburg, Wilderness.

World War II (1941-1945)

300,000+ Service Members | 9,000+ Deaths - Remarkable contribution. European & Pacific theaters.