Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central
KDVA held the groundbreaking for Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central near Fort Knox on 18 November, 2005. We began construction in January 2006 and dedicated the cemetery on June 1, 2007.
As of September 2011, KVCC had interred 1,943 veterans and their dependents, including five active-duty service members.
Wreaths Across America
More than 100 people turned out for the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff on Saturday, Dec. 10.
Maj. Gen. James M. MacDonald, Commander of the Cadet Command at Fort Knox, was the keynote speaker. Donna Betson lead the volunteers collecting donations for wreaths.
See more pictures here.
Veterans Day 2011
The Veterans Day ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central began at 11 a.m. Eastern on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. MG (Ret) William E. Barron, Army, was the keynote speaker. He is past commander of the 100th Training division, having risen from an enlisted private in a 38-year career. The American Legion Post 113 from Elizabethtown sponsored the event and participated with their honor guard and auxiliary.
9-11 Memorial Dedicated at KVCC
KDVA Commissioner Lucas read a letter from Governor Beshear at the ceremony.
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central dedicated its memorial to 9-11, on the 10th anniversary of that event. The memorial features a large steel beam from one of the fallen World Trade Center Towers.
The entire memorial, including the transport of the beam from New York, was donated by volunteers in the area. Radcliff native Samuel Young works in D.C. for the Terrorist Screening Center, which is in charge of these artifacts. He was able to obtain the piece and received permission to have it brought here. KDVA approved the donation and a host of private contributors have funded getting it here and erected. Mercer Trucking from L-ville retrieved the beam and brought it here at no cost. Koetter Construction built the pad at no cost. Boomers Crane Service erected it at no cost. Peter Zanetti, an engineer, designed it at no cost.
As KVCC Director Chuck Heater put it: "Just a slew of people who thought this is the right thing to do, how can I help, and by the way, it won’t cost you a thing. Makes you proud to be an American."
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Veterans Day 2010
Ceremony was held at 11:00 am on Thursday, Nov. 11. Guest speaker was LTC (Ret) David Gray. He graduated from the USMA at West Point in 1959 and served as an artillery officer before transferring to a the Judge Advocate General department. Spc Kevin Sterchi of Ft. Knox sang our National Anthem. VFW Post 1170 provided the honor guard. North Hardin High School presented their POW/MIA Ceremony.
Memorial Day Ceremony
More than 300 people attended the KVCC Memorial Day Ceremony in Radcliff. The Knights of Columbus presented two flags to be flown over the main entrance. Ms. Kentucky hopeful Jessica Caruso entertained the crowd with the singing of the National Anthem & Amazing Grace.
The ceremony was sponsored by VFW Post 10281 from Vine Grove. The Guest Speaker was Colonel Jarrold Reeves, Deputy Cmdr. 3d Sustainment Cmd. Ft. Knox. The First Battalion, 26th Infrantry was be the honor guard. VFW Post 10281 dedicated a memorial stone for our scattering garden and place a memorial wreath.
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Military Burial for Abandoned Veterans Remains
Flag Day, June 14, 2010
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central hosted a funeral service for the abandoned remains of 32 abandoned veterans and nine veterans' wives, including WWI, WWII and Korean War veterans. These remains were found by MIAP investigators and volunteers in Louisville.
The program began at 9:30 a.m. at Louisville Memorial Garden with a funeral procession to KVCC starting at 10 a.m. For Information call Dale LeMond, MIAP Regional Coordinator at (502) 376-1755.
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Carillon Dedication |
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 AMVETS and the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Carillon at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central on Friday, April 10.
Kentucky’s second memorial carillon bell tower plays memorial and patriotic music to recognize and honor veterans and their service to our nation.
The guest speakers were Mr. Cleve Geer, President of the AMVETS National Service Foundation, and Mr. Joe Doebler, member of the Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund Board of Directors.
Jeffrey Acob, KDVA Staff Assistant for Cemeteries, accepted the carillon on behalf of KDVA.
See more pictures of the dedication here.
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Portrait Presentation |
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On July 12, 2011, KVCC Director Chuck Heater accepted from LTC (Ret) Larry Herzog a gift of this portrait "Birth of a Nation."
The portrait hangs in a prominent location in the administration building of KVCC.
Our thanks and appreciation to LTC Herzog
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Memorial Bricks |
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Description |
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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central is located on 98 acres on Highway 31W south of Bullion Gate at Fort Knox. Construction includes a 3,600-square-foot administration building, a 4,400-square-foot maintenance building with service area, committal facility and a columbarium. It also has appropriate parking, road network, walking path and landscaping commensurate with the dignity and honor of a state veterans cemetery.
Construction and initial equipment for KVCC cost $8.95 million. The U.S. Department of the Army donated the land for the cemetery. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will reimburse the state for construction, and the state will pay the operating costs.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central
2501 North Dixie Boulevard
Radcliff, KY 40160
Phone: 270-351-5115
Fax: 270-351-5445
Email: kdva.kvcc@ky.gov
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Qualifications and Services |
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Qualifications
Burial in a state veteran's cemetery is based on military service. The eligibility criteria is the same criteria for burial in VA national cemeteries. KDVA staff will direct requests for interment to staff at the cemetery where burial is sought.
Services
Total interment services include:
- Furnishing grave or columbarium space
- Opening and closing the grave
- Providing the interment site with perpetual care
- Supplying a suitable marker or headstone
- Furnishing an optional concrete grave liner for all casketed burials
NOTE on markers and headstones: Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers flat marble or bronze markers in addition to upright bronze and marble headstones, KDVA permits only upright marble headstones and marble columbarium niche markers at our state cemeteries.
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