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Article: SACRAMENTO VALLEY VA NATIONAL CEMETERY BEGINS BURIALS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 16, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
Veterans in the Sacramento Valley now can have a final resting place that honors their service to the nation as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began burials today at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, the 124th VA-managed national cemetery.
"This new national cemetery will honor the men and women of California who have served our nation," said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "It is tangible proof of our commitment to America's military by providing a final resting place and a lasting tribute to these heroes and their families."
An official dedication ceremony for the ...