Guardians Of The National Cemetery

08/09/2026

Guardians Honor Veterans at 44thAnnual Revolutionary Run -

The Color Guard from the Guardians of the National Cemetery present the American and MIA-POW flags in a ceremony to honor veterans prior to the start of RevRun 2026 held on July 4th in Washington Crossing PA. The Revolutionary Run is a celebration of history, fitness, and community spirit in one of America’s most iconic locations – Washington Crossing Historic Park.



The Guardians of the National Cemetery Foundation (The Guardians), is a fully volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that honors every veteran interred at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. Our Honor Guard performs military honors at each interment, ensuring every service reflects the gratitude, respect, and recognition these veterans deserve for honorably serving this country.

07/29/2026

The Unaccompanied Service

Tomorrow, the Guardians Of The National Cemetery will render military honors for the Unaccompanied Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. This tribute is held the last Thursday of every month from January through October for veterans laid to rest without family present.

This month we honor Pvt. Frankie M. Jainlett, a Marine from Montgomery County.

Pvt. Jainlett has no family left to receive the flag folded in his honor, so a member of our community will stand in as a symbolic representative of that family, accepting the flag on their behalf so he is not laid to rest without someone there to receive it.

This is what the Unaccompanied Service is about; even when a veteran has no family present, they are not forgotten. We stand for them, we honor them, and we make certain that no veteran takes that final journey alone.

We invite the community to join us tomorrow, July 30th, immediately following the 1:30 service, to help us send Pvt. Jainlett off with the honor and respect his service earned.

For details, visit our website at

The Unaccompanied Veteran Services program at Washington Crossing National Cemetery ensures every veteran receives dignity and honor at their final resting place. Learn how the Guardians and volunteers provide respectful ceremonies for veterans without family present.

07/01/2026

06/29/2026

The Month of June is behind us. We were honored to provide the following missions to our honored veterans. We had 33 Airforce, 65 US Army, 1 Coast Guard, 12 US Marines, 31 US Navy and 6 Cemetery Honors. Of the cemetery honors 2 were part of Unaccompanied missions that is done the last Thursday of the Month.

All of you seeing this, are welcome to attend the Unaccompanied Mission. A veteran that has no one to leave their flag to. Rest assured they are not forgotten.

06/19/2026

Today June 19th, 2026 at 1100 hours we will be honoring one of our sisters, Cheryl Ann (Kramer) Tolbert. Cheryl served honorably in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972 during the Vietnam conflict.

Cheryl, we salute you as you start your final mission.

06/16/2026

06/11/2026

The Honor Guard of the Guardians of the Washington Crossing National Cemetery successfully provided honors to 144 veterans during the Month of May 2026.

Of the veterans honored, we had 23 Air Force, 68 Army, 2 Coast Guard, 15 Marine Corps, 28 Navy and 8 Cemetery Honors where their branch is unknown to us.

From January 1st 2026 to May 31st 2026 we have performed 583 honorable missions.

Truly our privilege to honor these veterans.

05/27/2026

The Guardians of the National Cemetery invite the community to join us tomorrow for our Unaccompanied Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery as we honor 2 veterans who will be laid to rest with no family present to witness their final salute.

Your presence ensures they are not alone and that their service is met with dignity, respect, and gratitude.

We will honor:

PVT Mark M. Steel - US Army
PFC Fred Jackson - US Marine Corps

These services reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every veteran interred at WCNC is remembered, respected, and honored with the dignity they earned through their service.

For service details and more information, please visit us at the link provided.

The Unaccompanied Veteran Services program at Washington Crossing National Cemetery ensures every veteran receives dignity and honor at their final resting place. Learn how the Guardians and volunteers provide respectful ceremonies for veterans without family present.

05/16/2026

🇺🇸This. Right. Here!!!🇺🇸

What a powerful and meaningful day at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School-Scott Craven Memorial Wall.

The CEC– Travis Manion Foundation Club students spent the entire school year researching 5 local veterans, and today we unveiled their work on the memorial wall for those veterans' families, the local community, and CEC leadership.

When this wall was created, the original vision was for students to continue adding local veterans each year so future generations would understand that service and sacrifice came from right here in our own community.

This is the first TMF Club to carry that vision forward, and they did an OUTSTANDING job bringing it to life, creating a model for future clubs to continue researching and honoring local veterans so these stories are never lost.
(Earlier this week, they also helped install the plaque, and seeing it officially unveiled today made the moment even more impactful.)

***Moments like this matter because they remind us of something we should NEVER lose sight of. Freedom comes at a cost. It is not free, and it never has been. Teaching this generation to understand and respect that sacrifice is one of the most important things we can do as TMF mentors.***

Huge thanks to the Guardians Of The National Cemetery Color Guard for opening the program and setting a powerful, respectful tone for the entire ceremony. To Bob Dinan for his leadership and dedication to the CEC TMF Club, to Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick for being present and supporting this next generation of leaders, and to TMF's COO Josh Jabin for speaking to the importance of character... especially about being big in the little things, and how the small choices we make every day are what ultimately define who we are!

I’m truly honored to mentor such exceptional students, and incredibly proud of what they accomplished today!