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June 18, 2013
South Alabama
South Alabama
State Veteran's Cemetery Good News for Area Veterans
(2011-10-05)
(APR - Alabama Public Radio ) - Construction is slated to begin on Alabama's first state veteran's cemetery this Friday. The groundbreaking ceremony comes just a little more than a month after the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved a $7 million grant for the project. Alabama Public Radio's Maggie Martin sat down with Colonel Bill Callendar. He's the Cemetery Committee Chairman with the South Alabama Veterans Council and says finding out about the grant approval was welcome news to council members. © Copyright 2013, APR - Alabama Public Radio