32 CFR §553.32
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- (a)The Executive Director shall ensure the sanctity of public and private memorial and ceremonial events.
- (b)All memorial services and ceremonies within Army National Military Cemeteries, other than official ceremonies, shall be purely memorial in purpose and may be dedicated only to:
- (1)The memory of all those interred, inurned, or memorialized in Army National Military Cemeteries;
- (2)The memory of all those who died in the military service of the United States while serving during a particular conflict or while serving in a particular military unit or units; or
- (3)The memory of the individual or individuals to be interred, inurned, or memorialized at the particular site at which the service or ceremony is held.
- (c)Memorial services and ceremonies at Army National Military Cemeteries will not include partisan political activities.
- (d)Private memorial services may be closed to the media and public as determined by the decedent's primary next of kin.
- (e)Public memorial services and public wreath-laying ceremonies shall be open to all members of the public to observe.