National Dallas-Fort Worth Cemetery

Week of October 27, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract worth more than $16 million to develop the next phase of the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The project will develop 30 acres and include approximately 15,000 pre-placed crypt gravesites, 4,000 columbaria niches and 5,480 traditional gravesites. Construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2010. 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.

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