Concordia Cemetery Launches Veterans Headstone Project
The Concordia Heritage Association is letting community members sponsor replacement headstones for veterans buried at Concordia Cemetery in El Paso.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Military
The Concordia Heritage Association has launched a Veterans Replacement Headstone Project at Concordia Cemetery to restore damaged, deteriorated and missing grave markers of military veterans. Community members can sponsor a veteran's replacement headstone for $155.
Why it matters
The initiative aims to ensure veterans receive permanent markers honoring their service. The project recognizes servicemen who fought in the Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, Mexican Revolution and World War I.
Each sponsorship costs $155, with $125 going to installation and $30 to Veterans Affairs documentation. The source does not report how many veteran markers still need replacement or how many sponsorships have been sold.
The players
Concordia Heritage Association
The nonprofit group manages Concordia Cemetery's historic preservation work and runs the Veterans Replacement Headstone Project.
Zamorano's Monument Co.
A local monument company that handles the physical installation of replacement headstones at Concordia Cemetery.
The details
Physical installation is completed in partnership with Zamorano's Monument Co. The project recently replaced the deteriorated grave marker of 1st Lt. James "Buster" Biggs, a World War I Army aviator and namesake of Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss.
Timeline
Veterans Day weekend brings El Paso celebrations, parades and military appreciation events.
Historical Parallel
Like the restoration efforts at Arlington National Cemetery, the El Paso project aims to replace deteriorated veteran markers so service members from earlier conflicts are permanently honored.
El Paso residents can sponsor a veteran's headstone for $155 by using the Concordia Cemetery Shop or emailing sponsorship forms to concordiacemetery@gmail.com. Donations by check are payable to the Concordia Heritage Association and can be mailed to P.O. Box 3153, El Paso, TX 79923.
The takeaway
Residents who want to honor a veteran buried locally can sponsor a replacement headstone, helping ensure these service members' contributions remain visibly recognized in El Paso.
Further reading
Explore more military news coverage tied to the veterans honored at Concordia Cemetery.
Source note: This article includes information reported by 100.7 KOOL FM.
