... Phone Numbers Education Headstones and Markers Health Care Revenue Center Life Insurance National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Special Health Issues Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) VA Benefits 1-888-442-4551 1-800-697-6947 1-877-222-8387 1-800-669-8477 1-800-273-8255 1-800-749-8387 1-800-829-4833 1-800-827-1000 Web Sites Burial and Memorial Benefits .........................www.cem.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/fedben 2008.pdf
... and irrigation. VA's State Cemetery Grants Program complements VA's 125 national cemeteries across the country. The program helps .... Nevada has one other state veterans cemetery in Fernley. VA's State Cemetery Grants Program complements VA's 125 national cemeteries across the country. The program helps states establish new veterans cemeteries and expand or improve existing cemeteries. To date, the VA program has helped establish 72 state veterans cemeteries in 38 states and U.S... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/vap08/vap092208-1.htm
... Version COLORADO VETERANS PURSUE A NEW NATIONAL CEMETERY -- As the United States' 125 national cemeteries fill up with veterans from past wars, getting new cemeteries is becoming a competitive process. Veterans Affairs requires national cemeteries to be more than 75 miles apart .../sessearch.php?q=cemetery+cemeteries&op=or S ...-- Colorado veterans pursue a new cemetery by Elizabeth Gibson WASHINGTON -- As the United States' 125 national cemeteries fill up with veterans from past wars, getting new cemeteries is becoming a competitive process. Coloradoans... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032208-4.htm
... is taking the place of grass in cemeteries. Xeriscaping at Fort Bliss National Cemetery For a previous story about the decision to xeriscape the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, click here... http ... on the grass at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, where his father is buried. The cemetery's expanses of green overlooking a ... desperate to rip out grass at a cemetery, a veterans cemetery should be one of our last resorts ... which has installed several desert-landscaped cemeteries. The National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022809-2.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-22-2007 #2 -- FORT RILEY CEMETERY FULL -- LAWMAKERS ASK VA FOR FUNDS -- "While a new CEMETERY would not be completed in time to alleviate this situation immediately, it is vitally important."nf092207-2.htm
...2007 #2 -- FORT RILEY CEMETERY FULL -- LAWMAKERS ASK VA FOR FUNDS -- "While a new cemetery would not be completed in time to ... Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page FORT RILEY CEMETERY FULL -- LAWMAKERS ASK VA FOR FUNDS -- "While a new cemetery would not be completed in time to ..., it is vitally important." Cemetery at Fort Riley, Kansas For more about VA cemeteries, use the VA Watchdog search engine ... Schuda said the agency's National Cemetery Administration plans to pay for the new cemetery during the next fiscal year, which... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092207-2.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-22-2007 #6 -- NATIONAL CEMETERIES IN NATIONAL PARKS THREATENED BY LACK OF FUNDING -- Suffer from chronic funding shortfall which affects the ability of the National Park Service to protect national CEMETERIES.nf052207-6.htm
... 2006 operating budget. The 14 national cemeteries in the park system are: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga.; Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tenn.; Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Md.; Battleground National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; Chalmette National Cemetery, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical ..., Mont.; Fort Donelson National Cemetery, Dover, Tenn.; Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.; Gettysburg... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf052207-6.htm
... page. At the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Jose Quinero uses a rare dry .... The field at the new veterans cemetery will eventually be landscaped. (MICHAEL ...) WEATHER SLOWS BUILDING OF NEW VA CEMETERY Rain delays aside, Washington Crossing National Cemetery is expected to be open and burial ... VA's page for the National Cemetery Administration ... access here . ...- VA battles tough conditions to build cemetery By Anthony R. Wood Inquirer Staff .... WEATHER SLOWS BUILDING OF NEW VA CEMETERY --Rain delays aside,Washington Crossing National Cemetery is expected to be open and burial... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfsep09/nf091509-2.htm
... another section of the 638-acre cemetery will be developed. In the midst of the largest cemetery expansion since the Civil War, VA operates 125 national cemeteries in 39 states and Puerto Rico and ... whether they are buried in a national cemetery or a private cemetery, include a ... and their families. The nearest national cemetery with available grave space is VA's Quantico National Cemetery in Virginia, approximately 95 miles away. The nearest state cemetery, at Crownsville, is about 64 miles away. VA's State Cemetery Grants Program is designed to complement VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/vap08/vap101508-1.htm
... Google map and driving directions to the cemetery and, if the deceased is buried in a national cemetery or state Veterans cemetery, provide a link to a cemetery ... since 1997. These are mostly private cemeteries. Burial records with cemetery maps available are for burials in VA national cemeteries, state Veterans cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery if the burials occurred since 1999.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfoct09/nf101709-1.htm
... Affairs and the VA's National Cemetery System began by conducting a need assessment study for cemeteries around the country. "They came ... was aware of the need for the cemetery in southwest Florida.' " Kichen said the closest cemetery that can still accommodate casketed remains is the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Bay Pines National Cemetery in Pinellas County only has space available ... the construction of the Sarasota VA National Cemetery. This cemetery will ensure that area veterans who have... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf053008-7.htm
