Visiting The USNA Cemetery and Columbarium

All visitors to the cemetery and columbarium must adhere to Naval Academy access regulations. The current security policy is posted here. Since the Naval Academy considers the cemetery and columbarium ceremonial spaces, visitors are asked to respect the dignity of the grounds. Smoking, eating, drinking, littering, dog walking, and jogging are prohibited at the cemetery and columbarium.

In 2003, under the leadership of then-Midshipman Tyler Hale Churchill ’03, USN, the 13th Company placed benches in the cemetery for the convenience of visitors. The 13th Company's benevolent actions represent an important symbolic bond between today's midshipmen and those who have served before them.

In the Oratory of the USNA Columbarium is the Class of 1959 locator kiosk. This touch-activated kiosk shows the name/class of all those individuals who are interred or inurned and the location of the gravesite or columbarium niche.