Arlington National Cemetery
Chaplain Monuments on Chaplain Hill
Honoring Sacrifice.
Preserving Sacred Memory.
At the heart of Arlington National Cemetery stands Chaplains Hill, a sacred place honoring the military chaplains who served America’s armed forces in times of war and peace. These men and women from many religious backgrounds carried faith into the most difficult moments of military life—offering prayer, courage, and hope to service members on battlefields, aboard ships, and in hospitals around the world.
The Chaplains Hill Monuments Update Project will add the names of chaplains who died in service during Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, and the Global War on Terror. By casting their names in bronze on granite monuments on this hallowed ground, we ensure their sacrifice is forever remembered and that future generations who walk through Arlington will honor the legacy of those who served both God and country.
Help Us Restore These Monuments
Help NCMAF update and restore the Protestant and Catholic monuments that sit with their brothers on Chaplains Hill in Arlington Cemetery.
These memorials are in need of repair and improvements to include the names of Chaplains who died in service since their original dedication after World War II. The other monuments are current.
Since the time of its dedication, many other chaplains have died in service to our nation during the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Gulf War, and Post-9/11 War on Terror. NCMAF has been working since September 2013 to update and upgrade the Chaplain monuments on Chaplains Hill.
This project is now approaching its final phase. In December 2025, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 was signed into law and directed the Secretary of the Army to permit NCMAF to update the memorials at no cost to the government. This project is scheduled for completion this year with a dedication near Veterans Day.
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News & Updates
President Trump Signs 2026 Defense bill. Includes Update of Chaplains Hill
Monuments at Arlington National Cemetery project.
President Donald J. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 into law which approves updates of the Chaplains Hill monuments at Arlington National Cemetery project.
The new law, signed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 18, 2025, directs the Secretary of the Army to move forward with long-planned updates adding the names of 85 chaplains who died in service to our nation in Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terror at no cost to the government.
The legislation to update and preserve the Chaplains Hill monuments at Arlington National Cemetery was championed by the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF).
Rabbi and Rear Admiral Harold Robinson, a long-time champion of the effort to approve the chaplains' memorials, noted, "We are delighted that the Congress and President recognize that honoring our fallen chaplains is long past due. As a nation, we embrace those who have supported our troops and paid the ultimate price."
NCMAF's 12-year-long effort to update Chaplains Hills is endorsed by many national veterans and military support organizations including the American Legion, the Association of the US Army, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Navy League Council of NY.
NCMAF is the umbrella organization for 150 U.S faith groups and the professional clergy representatives who endorse Department of War and Department of Veterans Affairs chaplains.
Ways You Can Help
- Make a tax-deductible gift through this page
- Take a designated offering in the name of your congregation
- Share this campaign on social media using #ANCChaplainsHill