A contract of more than $3.7 million was awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a Birmingham firm to build the first, small burial area of the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo. Construction is scheduled to be completed in the spring of next year. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, from the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Burial and Memorials website or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at (800) 827-1000. For information on the Alabama National Cemetery, call the cemetery office at (205) 665-9039. To make burial arrangements at the time of need, call the national cemetery scheduling office at (800) 535-1117.
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VA to Fund First Alabama National Cemetery
Week of November 10, 2008
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