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Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Fort Harrison receives grant for expansion

By Allie Kaiser,

22 days ago

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Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Fort Harrison is getting an expansion thanks to the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration runs the program and has awarded up to $2,777,421 to Montana.

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With the grant, the cemetery will add 300 pre-placed crypts, 880 cremation niches, 500 cremain gravesites, landscaping, and irrigation.

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The VA will also reimburse over $349,000 for outer burial receptacles brought in by the state.

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“The cemetery serves more than 22,000 veterans and eligible family members in the region,” according to Ronald E. Walters, Acting Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs.

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