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Cuomo Proposes First Vets Cemetery

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is working to establish New York’s first state Veterans Cemetery.

Cuomo said he will introduce legislation to streamline the process established to select and access federal funding for a state veterans cemetery. Additionally, a committee chaired by the director of the state Division of Veterans’ Services will work to develop an action plan and determine the location of the cemetery.

“We owe the men and women who served in our nation’s military the greatest debt of gratitude — and we owe it to those who have passed away a place of rest in New York alongside their fellow service members,” Cuomo said.

New York is one of only a few states nationwide that does not have a state veterans cemetery.

Veterans and their families have advocated for the establishment of a state veterans cemetery for many years, but any site considered must first set aside 15 years’ worth of perpetual care costs prior to moving forward with the selection process.

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