The Los Angeles National Cemetery is operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Soldiers from wars as early as the Civil War are buried here. It originally opened as part of the Pacific Branch of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteers, now the VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, which is located on the other side of the 405 freeway. The few structures on the site include the administration building/chapel, an indoor columbarium and several monuments. The administration building, just inside the gates, offers maps and information to visitors. There is also a computer kiosk for locating gravesites. Notable gravesites here include two dogs and more than 100 Buffalo Soldiers from the Civil War. The cemetery is currently closed to new interments.
