April 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2008 - "This new cemetery willserve nearly 200,000 veterans in the Jacksonville area who currently do not have access to a veterans cemetery," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Sixth). "I am pleased with the progress the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making in preparing for construction of the first phase this summer, in selecting the first director for the cemetery, and in naming the site the 'Jacksonville VA National Cemetery.'" The VA has selected Arleen Vincenty as the first director of the new national cemetery. Vincenty had been the director of the Puerto Rico National Cemetery.
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