Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
 Memorial Day Service
Monday, May 25, 2009 1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Major General Tonini, Adjutant General of the Kentucky National Guard
Click here to read and watch coverage of the ceremony by WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
Click here for story and pictures in the Grant County News
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Dedication |
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Kentucky's Third and Newest State Veterans Cemetery |
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KDVA began construction on Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North in Williamstown (Grant County) in March 2007, and opened in August 2008. As of March 2009, KVCN has interred more than 70 veterans and dependents.
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Description |
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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North is located on 99 acres off I-75 at mile marker one hundred fifty-four (154) in Williamstown. Phase One 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 KVCN cost $8.2 million. The Grant County Industrial Authority donated the land. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reimbursed the state for construction, and the state pays the operating costs.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North
205 Eibeck Lane
Williamstown, KY 41097
Phone: 859-823-0720
Fax: 859-824-0324
Email: kdva.kvcn@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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