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Major Dana Crissy and family

Golden Gate NRA Archives

Major Dana Crissy and his family

Through the centuries, many famous and interesting personalities have left their mark on the Presidio and our country. The links above provide brief biographical sketches of some of those figures that have left a lasting legacy at the Presidio.
The San Francisco National Cemetery
At rest in the Presidio
Learn about famous Americans buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery
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The San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio  

Did You Know?
The National Cemeteries Act was based on the principles articulated by President Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address--"that these dead shall not have died in vain." Passed by Congress in 1863, the law established thirteen cemeteries to inter veterans of the Armed Forces and their families.

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