National Cemetery to be Built at Fort Jackson

[unhappycamper]

National Cemetery to be Built at Fort Jackson
August 08, 2008
Army News Service

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - A new national cemetery, which will be adjacent to Fort Jackson, is scheduled to open in the fall and will be named the "Fort Jackson National Cemetery."

Columbia, S.C., is one of four sites nationwide where national cemeteries are being built and the land for the 585-acre facility was donated by Fort Jackson

"(The) VA is keeping its promise to our nation's veterans by building this new shrine, said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. "The Columbia area deserves a magnificent, lasting tribute to the service of its military veterans."

Construction began earlier this month, according to the cemetery's director, Gene Linxwiler. He expects the first burials to take place beginning in November. VA officials are planning an official dedication ceremony this fall, but the exact date has not yet been selected.

Construction will take place in several phases, and the first has two parts (Phase 1A and 1B). Phase 1A, currently under construction, will consist of 1,400 full-casket graves and 1,100 in-ground sites for cremated remains. The cost for Phase 1A is $2.53 million. The VA has budgeted about $19 million for the entire site.


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[sharesunited]

1. Oh joy. New graveyard development. Could this be the bottom of the real estate market?

[unhappycamper]

2. Unlikely.

WW II, Korea and Vietnam also filled a lot of graveyards.