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Article: VA names new National Cemetery in Florida.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief article)
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- DAV Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled a model for the new veterans cemetery near West Palm Beach, Fla., which will be called the South Florida National Cemetery.
The 313-acre cemetery, in Lake Worth, is expected to open for burial in the winter of 2006-07. More than 350,000 veterans live within the area it will serve.
VA expects to award a construction contract and begin initial construction this spring. The initial construction will include modular buildings for administrative and maintenance operations, and a small burial area of eight acres for immediate use.
The complete Phase I design calls for developing approximately 65 acres ...