New veterans cemetery to be named after Fort Jackson (Gaffney Ledger)

Published on: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:52:11 GMT

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that South Carolina's new veterans cemetery will bear the name of the Army installation where it is located. Cemetery director Gene Linxwiler told The State newspaper of Columbia on Friday that the Fort Jackson National Cemetery should be ready for its first burials by late November. More »