Grant for Fort Sam Houston Cemetery

Week of October 27, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded nearly $20 million for the development of a new 47-acre section of Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2010. The newly developed acreage will provide 16,023 pre-placed crypt gravesites, 4,016 columbaria niches, 3,411 traditional gravesites and 1,475 in-ground cremation sites. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, from VA's Burial and Memorials website or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at 1-800-827-1000.