Construction to start this fall on veterans cemetery near Dublin

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2009.08.27

Crews are scheduled to begin building the first veterans cemetery in Southwest Virginia this fall.

Burial in the facility, near Dublin, will be offered free to Virginia residents who belong to the U.S. Armed Forces and die during active duty, retire from service or are honorably discharged.

Reporter Jeff Sturgeon has more details.

Posted at 04:27 by Dwayne Yancey | Category: Government, Pulaski |

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