VA Names New National Cemetery in Jacksonville

U.S. Newswire;  April 1, 2008 ;     506 words ......Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery to be constructed in Jacksonville...as the Jacksonville VA National Cemetery. The veterans of northeastern...Veterans Affairs. Our newest national cemetery in Florida will be a national...

VA NAMES NEW NATIONAL CEMETERY IN JACKSONVILLE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 1, 2008 ;     499 words ......Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery to be constructed in Jacksonville...as the "Jacksonville VA National Cemetery." "The veterans of northeastern...Veterans Affairs. "Our newest national cemetery in Florida will be a national...

National cemetery's life span extended three years.

Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  September 13, 2007 ;     563 words ......The Chattanooga National Cemetery's capability to...director Paul Martin said Wednesday...which point Mr. Martin said the projected...boundaries of the national cemetery as well as adding...the next closest national cemetery to this area is...Williams said. Mr. ...

VA to Expand Willamette National Cemetery

U.S. Newswire;  June 26, 1995 ;     361 words ......new burial spaces at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore., giving it sufficient...system. Jerry Bowen, director of VA's National Cemetery System, said: "As we commemorate...cemeteries in large cities with no national cemetery, we must also continue to develop...

VA Expands Ft. Gibson National Cemetery in Oklahoma

U.S. Newswire;  March 15, 1994 ;     345 words ......land adjacent to historic Ft. Gibson National Cemetery in Ft. Gibson, Okla. The land was...honorable and dignified burial in a national cemetery. By expanding available space at...and the nation." Designated as a national cemetery in 1868, Ft. Gibson contains burials...

NATIONAL CEMETERY NAMED AFTER HISTORIC OHIO WESTERN RESERVE

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  March 10, 1999 ;     460 words ......today that the name of the new national cemetery in northeastern Ohio will be the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. The 274-acre site, located...Currently, the nearest VA national cemetery is Dayton National Cemetery...

VA Names New National Cemetery Near Pittsburgh.

PR Newswire;  November 30, 2004 ;     452 words ......Veterans Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery being constructed near Pittsburgh the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. The 292-acre...75 miles of the site. The new National Cemetery of the Alleghenies will help VA...

Veterans Affairs to Build National Cemetery in Seattle Area

U.S. Newswire;  September 29, 1995 ;     371 words ......Bothell, Wash., to construct a new national cemetery near the town of Maple Valley, some...have earned the honor of burial in a national cemetery," said VA Secretary Jesse Brown...added. Jerry Bowen, director of VA's National Cemetery System, said: "As we commemorate...

VA NAMES NEW SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL CEMETERY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 25, 2008 ;     551 words ......Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery to be built near Columbia, S.C., as the "Fort Jackson National Cemetery." VA also awarded a $2.53...first director of Fort Jackson National Cemetery. After retiring from the Navy...

VA Seeks Land for Potential National Cemetery Near Detroit

U.S. Newswire;  June 8, 1992 ;     338 words ......possible development of a national cemetery. The VA action is the first...century. Presently, the VA national cemetery nearest to Detroit that is open for burials is Ft. Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Emphasizing that...

VA Acquires Land For National Cemetery In Illinois

U.S. Newswire;  June 21, 1996 ;     560 words ......Ill., for the construction of a new national cemetery to serve more than 1 million veterans...have earned the honor of burial in a national cemetery," said VA Secretary Jesse Brown...the region around Chicago." Said VA National Cemetery System Director Jerry Bowen, "While...

Department of Veterans Affairs Seeks Site for Oklahoma National Cemetery

U.S. Newswire;  January 23, 1995 ;     533 words ......decision on naming a site for a new national cemetery in Oklahoma and begin reviewing other...not viable for the location of a national cemetery. In opting to review other sites...the best possible location for a national cemetery. They have earned the right to a...

VA Names Director of New National Cemetery.

PR Newswire;  April 2, 2004 ;     494 words ......director of the new Great Lakes National Cemetery in the Detroit area. Great Lakes National Cemetery is located in Oakland County, Mich...the director at Rock Island, Ill., National Cemetery since 2001. He served as the director...

VA NAMES NEW NATIONAL CEMETERY NEAR BAKERSFIELD

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 26, 2008 ;     523 words ......Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has named the national cemetery to be constructed in Kern County, Calif., as the "Bakersfield VA National Cemetery." "Our newest national cemetery in California will be a national shrine, honoring...

VA Awards Construction Contract for Chicago-Area National Cemetery

PR Newswire;  October 10, 1997 ;     495 words ......to construct the first phase of a national cemetery near Joliet for northeastern Illinois...will be one of the largest in VA's National Cemetery System. The 150-acre construction...have earned the honor of burial in a national cemetery, said VA Secretary-Designate Hershel...