TYLER, Texas — The nearest cemetery for East Texas veterans is in Dallas, according to John Kelly, Director of Texas State Veterans Cemeteries. The National Cemetery Administration aims to provide reasonable access to burial options for veterans within 75 miles of their residence.
"Texas State Veterans Cemeteries are hallowed grounds where we provide a final resting place for our eligible veterans and their families," Kelley said. "We aspire to provide the veterans' burial benefit in East Texas in the form of a Texas State Veterans Cemetery where veterans and their families can commune with their loved ones in a sacred and beautiful setting."
Representatives from East Texas veterans organizations gathered Aug. 14 at the Veterans Committee of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss building a State Veterans Cemetery to serve the area.
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