VA to Gain Six New Cemeteries

[travisab1]

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VA To Gain Six New Cemeteries

WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2004) - With a recent authorization to establish six
new national cemeteries by 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has
begun the largest expansion of these national shrines since the Civil War.

"Under President Bush's leadership, VA is on the path to meet the burial
needs of America's aging veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Anthony J. Principi. "VA will continue to provide America's veterans with a
dignified and respectful final resting place, now and in the future."

The National Cemetery Act of 2003 authorizes VA to establish new national
cemeteries to serve veterans in the areas of Bakersfield, Calif.;
Birmingham, Ala.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Sarasota County, Fla.; southeastern
Pennsylvania; and Columbia-Greenville, S.C. All six areas have veteran
populations exceeding 170,000, which is the threshold VA has established for
new national cemeteries.

Each new cemetery will require 200 to 250 acres to serve the current and
future burial needs of veterans. Development of these new national
cemeteries will provide more veterans with a burial site within 75 miles of
their residences.

VA manages the country's network of national cemeteries with more than 2.5
million gravesites at 120 national cemeteries in 39 states and Puerto Rico,
as well as in 33 soldiers' lots and monument sites.

Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery
offices or from VA Web sites on the Internet at http://www.va.gov or
http://www.cem.va.gov.

More Subject to come;

Travis

[HARDCORE]

Well, they may not treat many of us like human beings while we are alive, it's nice to know that they will at least bury some of us when we are not!? Or will our bodies also have to wait around for an appointment!?

VERITAS

[travisab1]

HARDCORE;
At least we're not being used for fertilizer on some farm in Ohio.

Travis

[HARDCORE]

Travis -

Don't give them any ideas!!

VERITAS

[travisab1]

HARDCORE;

Maybe I should delete it huh.

Travis

[HARDCORE]

Travis -

Most veterans out there know what is going on! Again, there have been a lot of promises made (there always is) - now let's see the proof in the pudding, and not just the temporary vote-getting rhetoric on the part of a few politicos that always tell us what we want to hear around election time!

"November ain't all that far away, and these politicos know it too!"

VERITAS

[travisab1]

HARDCORE;
After reading your post above, it was an inspiration. Your right. All talk until the votes come in then the winner goes back to business as usual.

To quote a winner's thoughts', "I have more important things to do for now. I've still got four more years to do all that I promised before the election. The voter's will understand."

Yeah, right. We'll understand. Like you said HARDCORE, ("now let's see the proof in the pudding")

Take a look at the new thread I just started.

Regards,
Travis