Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Fort Leonard Wood

Missouri Veterans Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, Missouri, near Fort Leonard Wood, on H Highway near Interstate 44, exit 156.

Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Fort Leonard Wood is expected to be completed December 2009. The cemetery occupies 229 acres that was donated by U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood. Initial construction will consist of 25 acres and will include an administration building, maintenance facility, a committal shelter for conducting interment services, and a columbarium wall for cremation interment. Construction of Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Fort Leonard Wood, began late 2008 with a $7.5 million federal grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Missouri Veterans Cemeteries are also located in Springfield, Bloomfield, Higginsville, and Jacksonville.

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