Congressmen Cohen and Kustoff Announce Major Expansion of the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery

MEMPHIS - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and David Kustoff (TN-8) today announced that the state of Tennessee will receive a grant of $5,896,203 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Forest Hill Irene Road. The state will also be reimbursed for the $4,095,510 cost of fabricating and delivering burial receptacles used for the project. The grant will fund 6,470 pre-placed crypts, 880 columbarium niches, landscaping and irrigation. Congressmen Cohen and Kustoff voted for the appropriations law that funded the grant.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"Expanding the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery with federal funds is the right thing to do considering the needs and expectations of our veterans and their families. It will help to ensure that veterans who want their final resting place to be with their brothers and sisters in arms have that wish honored."

Congressman Kustoff made the following statement:

"Our service members sacrifice so much to protect our nation and defend our freedom. We have an obligation to take care of our veterans in life and in death. I am pleased to see this funding go towards honoring our nation's heroes."

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