New Cemetery for South Carolina

Week of November 10, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently dedicated its newest national cemetery, Fort Jackson National Cemetery, in Columbia, S.C. The cemetery's 92-acre initial construction area will contain 5,649 full-casket gravesites, including 4,224 pre-placed crypts, as well as 1,084 in-ground sites for cremated remains and approximately 2,000 columbarium niches and will become fully operational in late 2008. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, from the Internet at http://www.cem.va.gov or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at (800) 827-1000. For information on the Fort Jackson National Cemetery, call the cemetery office at (866) 577-5248. To make burial arrangements at the time of need, call the national cemetery scheduling office at (800) 535-1117.

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