It would offer burial benefits at no cost to honorably discharged veterans, their spouses and eligible dependents, including National Guard members.
MONTGOMERY Ala. -A veteran’s cemetery could be approved for Coffee County , the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner, Jeffrey Newton , said Friday. It would offer burial benefits at no cost to honorably discharged veterans, their spouses and eligible dependents, including National Guard members.
“Right now, we’ve got our eyes out for some specific property that would be ideal for the cemetery,” Newton said. “We’re looking in the Coffee County area,” Newton told WSFA television. There is only one veteran’s cemetery in Alabama — the one in Spanish Fort. A second with up to 150,000 burial sites is under construction in Madison County, funded by a $13 million grant, WSFA reported.A state veterans home constructed in Enterprise burned last year, only months after completion. It is being rebuilt. Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in theMan who died in Geneva County horse accident identifiedFlorida Panhandle school shuts down for deep clean after GI illness outbreak
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