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Veterans & Military Families
The Cathedral seeks to be a source of comfort and God’s healing love for veterans, active duty service members, and their families.
As a house of prayer for all people and located in the heart of the nation’s capital, serving our veterans is important part of the Cathedral’s ministry. The Cathedral seeks to be a source of comfort and God’s healing love for veterans, active duty service members, and their families.
- A spiritual home for veterans, active duty military, and their families
- A place of pilgrimage and spiritual healing for the military community
- A place of retreat and learning for veterans, active duty military, and their families
- A place to support military chaplains
- A dependable partner with other veterans’ organizations seeking to improve the lives and spiritual wellbeing of the military community
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Roll of Honor
veterans outreach
In a tradition of Cathedrals around the world, Washington National Cathedral remembers the fallen and MIA, and honors those who are serving and have served to protect our country. Honor a veteran you know by adding their name to the Roll of Honor, or search the Roll of Honor.
Roll of Honor