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HAPPENS.
NEW
VETERAN'S MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN
SPANISH FORT.
FRIDAY, FITTINGLY ON THE
ANNIVERSARY OF
PEARL HARBOR. FOX10 NEWS
REPORTER MATT
BARRENTINE HAS A PREVIEW OF THE
FACILITY.
ground. In this soil will lay
the men and women who have
It's the new Veteran's Memorial
Cemetery in
Spanish Fort and it's just days
away from opening. "The first
phase of the cemetery will last,
they
anticipate, will last ten years
hundred in-ground burials there
will
be a scatter garden and column
burials for cre-mains." Dr.
driving forces behind the
Cemetery full since 1960 there
has been nowhere, until now, for
veterans in
South Alabama to call their own
for a final resting place.
Biloxi and Pensacola, Barrancas,
they can be interred on Alabama
soil."
Matt 10:34-10:45 "Right now
there is no waiting list for
this cemetery, that's because
until early next year. The
first burials will happen
shortly thereafter
Dr. Booth it's the culmination
58:48-58:53 "It's an emotional
ending to a long process." Other
property spans over 100 acres.
Burial space is expected to last
for 100 years. In Spanish Fort
Matt Barrentine Fox10 News.
THE DEDICATION CEREMONY WILL BE