HONOR A HERO - REMEMBER THE FALLEN
Adopt a Grave in San Antonio — Honor a Veteran at San Antonio National Cemetery
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Adopt a Grave
San Antonio National Cemetery
Looking to adopt a grave in San Antonio? CVF's Adopt a Grave program connects caring community members with veterans resting at San Antonio National Cemetery — the oldest national cemetery in Texas. For just $20, you sponsor a veteran wreath in San Antonio that will be placed at your hero's grave during our December Wreaths Across America ceremony. It's one of the most meaningful ways to honor a veteran in the San Antonio area.
San Antonio National Cemetery is one of the oldest and most sacred veteran burial grounds in Texas, established in 1867. Within its hallowed grounds rest thousands of American heroes - soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who answered the call of duty across generations of service, from the Civil War to the conflicts of today. Many of these heroes have no family left to visit their graves. No one to place flowers. No one to say their name. They rest quietly, their sacrifices known only to history - and to us.
That is why what you do matters so deeply.
By sponsoring a remembrance wreath through CVF's Adopt a Grave program, you are personally choosing a veteran - a real person with a name, a story, and a family who loved them - and saying I remember you. I honor you. You are not forgotten. During our December ceremonies, a fresh balsam remembrance wreath will be placed on your hero's grave as a visible, tangible symbol that this community has not forgotten the price of freedom.
For many of these veterans, your wreath may be the only marker that anyone remembered them this holiday season. That is not just a gift - that is a promise. And CVF is honored to help you keep it.
Your sponsorship includes our special Honor Package:
- ✦A handmade ornament crafted with care
- ✦A certificate of honor bearing your hero's name
- ✦A dog tag to keep close to your heart - a lasting reminder of the hero you chose to remember
- ✦An "I Adopted" window cling to show that you have honored a veteran
THE DAY THE WREATHS GO OUT
Wreaths Across America in San Antonio, Texas
Wreaths adopted through CVF's Adopt a Grave program are placed at San Antonio National Cemetery on Saturday, December 19, 2026, the national Wreaths Across America day of remembrance. A convoy leaves New Braunfels early in the morning, wreaths are set at each adopted veteran's grave, and each hero's name is read aloud during the ceremony at the cemetery.
When
Saturday, December 19, 2026. The convoy and wreath placement run through the morning, with the official ceremony at the cemetery.
Where
San Antonio National Cemetery, 517 Paso Hondo St., San Antonio, TX 78202 — established in 1867, the oldest national cemetery in Texas.
What $20 covers
One fresh balsam remembrance wreath placed on the grave of the veteran you adopt, plus the Honor Package: a handmade ornament, a certificate of honor, a dog tag, and an "I Adopted" window cling.
How to adopt a grave
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Tell us the hero you want to honor. If you don't have a name in mind, CVF will match you with a veteran at San Antonio National Cemetery who has no wreath.
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Sponsor the wreath. $20 pays for one fresh balsam wreath and your Honor Package. Buy it in the CVF shop, or adopt through the national Adopt a Grave site.
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Receive your Honor Package — the ornament, the certificate bearing your hero's name, the dog tag, and the window cling.
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On December 19 your wreath is placed and your hero's name is read aloud. You are invited to place the wreath yourself; if you can't be there, a CVF volunteer stands in for you.
Hero buried somewhere other than San Antonio National Cemetery? CVF can arrange a grave-specific wreath at any cemetery that takes part in Wreaths Across America — use the request form below.
FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT
Join Us Before the Wreaths Go Out
CVF EVENT
4th Annual Ride for Wreaths
November 7, 2026
4th Annual Ride for Wreaths
A 70-mile ride through the Seguin, TX area supporting CVF's Wreaths Across America program. Motorcycles, cars, and community supporters welcome — you don't have to ride to be part of this.
Register for Ride for Wreaths →ALSO AVAILABLE
Grave Specific Remembrance Wreath Request
Any Participating Cemetery
Have a hero laid to rest at a cemetery other than San Antonio National Cemetery? We can help you honor them too. Submit a grave specific remembrance wreath request and CVF will arrange for a fresh balsam remembrance wreath to be placed on your hero's grave during the December national remembrance ceremonies - at any cemetery participating in the national remembrance program.
Not sure if your hero's cemetery participates? Contact us at star@cvfteam.org or (520) 906-8623 and we will find out for you.
Fill out the form below with your hero's name, cemetery, and contact information and we will take care of the rest.
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