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You can visit Matt's urn at the Miramar National Cemetery in a columbarium, which is a special flat wall for storing urns.
His location is noted in the map on this page, or:
LARAYE E. MADSEN - Section T / Row 2 / Site 203
Miramar National Cemetery:
5795 Nobel Drive, San Diego, CA 92122 (map link)
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset
Fresh cut flowers may be placed on graves and in the gravel areas surrounding the Columbarium, Memorial Walls or Memorial Monuments at any time.
Cemetery furnished temporary flower containers are available and located throughout the cemetery in specially marked containers.
All floral items will be removed as soon as they become faded and/or unsightly, and may also be removed every week to accommodate grounds maintenance, to include removal of artificial flowers.
Floral pickup is the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month along with daily pick up of faded or unsightly arrangements.
Artificial flowers may be placed on graves and in the gravel areas surrounding the Columbarium, Memorial Walls or Memorial Monuments November through February.
Plantings will not be permitted on graves and in the gravel areas surrounding the Columbarium, Memorial Walls or Memorial Monuments at any time.
Potted plants will be permitted on graves and in the gravel areas surrounding Columbarium, Memorial Walls or Memorial Monuments five days before and five days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day. During the winter season a Holiday wreath or plant is allowed from December 1 to January 15. Floral blankets are not authorized due to year round growing season.
To maintain the dignity of the cemetery, items such as candles, statues, glass of any kind, vigil lights, shepherd's hooks, wind chimes, pinwheels, balloons, memorabilia, or any item exceeding 24" inches in height are not permitted on graves and in the gravel areas surrounding the Columbarium, Memorial Walls or Memorial Monuments, at any time.
Items of any type will not be secured to Headstones, Niches, Memorial Markers or Memorial Monuments.
Rules of Behavior: In order to preserve the dignity and honor of our Veterans final resting place, please observe the following while visiting the cemetery grounds:
Guns, knives or other weapons are not allowed.
Pets are not permitted outside of vehicles except service animals.
Picnicking, biking, jogging, running or other recreational sports of any kind are not permitted.
Soliciting is not permitted.
Unauthorized gatherings are not permitted.
Please do not litter or park on grass areas.