South Florida National Cemetery
| South Florida National Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 2015 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Type | United States National Cemetery |
| Owned by | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Size | 313 acres (127 ha) |
| Website | Official |
| Find a Grave | South Florida National Cemetery |
South Florida National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located in western Lake Worth, Florida.[1] It is maintained by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and it is also one of the newest national cemeteries in the United States, when it opened to the public on April 16, 2007,[2][3] although the official dedication of the cemetery was on March 9, 2008.[4] The federal approval for the 313-acre (127 ha) cemetery was in October 2000.[5]
Notable burials
Claude R. Kirk Jr. (1926 – 2011) 36th Governor of Florida.
References
- ^ http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/southflorida.asp
- ^ http://www.floridaguard.army.mil/news/read.asp?did=6658
- ^ http://www.a2group.com/aboutus/press_detail.cfm?news=15
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS63716+09-Mar-2008+PRN20080309
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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