The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded two contracts totaling $8.2 million for construction of national cemeteries in Sarasota and Jacksonville, Fla. The initial project in Sarasota will develop approximately 20 acres with 2,000 pre-placed-crypt gravesites and 2,000 in-ground cremation burial sites, along with a temporary committal service shelter and an administration and maintenance complex. The Jacksonville contract calls for construction of roads, walkways, buildings, electrical work, utilities and pre-placed crypts. Veterans with a discharge other than dishonorable, their spouses and dependent children can be buried in a national cemetery. For more information on VA burial benefits, visit the VA Burial and Memorial website.
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Two New Cemeteries for Florida
Week of September 15, 2008
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