Joining the Army often means temporary housing on a faraway base for years on end. Which then means you have no place to bury your beloved deceased cat or dog. Nobody quite knows how it all started, but military families started burying their pooches on the ramparts of Fort Monroe starting in the early 1900s. It’s a bit of a climb, but it’s a must see if you ever visit. Since becoming a National Park in 2012, burials have stopped. Visiting is an oddly joyful reminder of just how much our animals mean to us.
Pet grave at Fort Monroe pet cemetery 
Pet grave at Fort Monroe pet cemetery. 
The view from the top of Fort Monroe’s pet cemetery. 
A look inside the moat taken from the Pet Cemetery 
Pet grave at Fort Monroe pet cemetery. 
Pet grave at Fort Monroe pet cemetery. 
Pet grave at Fort Monroe pet cemetery.
