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Quantico National Cemetery is located on land that was part of the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] training base adjacent to [[Quantico, Virginia|Quantico]] in [[Prince William County]], [[Virginia]]. The land has been used by the military for over 200 years. First, around 1775 by the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]] for Navy operations, and later, as a blockade point for the [[Confederate Army]] during the | Quantico National Cemetery is located on land that was part of the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] training base adjacent to [[Quantico, Virginia|Quantico]] in [[Prince William County]], [[Virginia]]. The land has been used by the military for over 200 years. First, around 1775 by the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]] for Navy operations, and later, as a blockade point for the [[Confederate Army]] during the Civil War. | ||
In 1918 a permanent Marine base was established at Quantico. The Marine Corps Schools, a forerunner of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, was created there in 1921. Since 1941, the focus of the base has been individual education rather than unit training. In 1977, the Marine Corps donated 725 acres (2.9 km²) of this land to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, to establish a facility at Quantico. The cemetery was formally dedicated on May 15, 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/quantico.asp |title=Cemeteries – Quantico National Cemetery |date=8 December 2011 |publisher=United States Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> | In 1918 a permanent Marine base was established at Quantico. The Marine Corps Schools, a forerunner of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, was created there in 1921. Since 1941, the focus of the base has been individual education rather than unit training. In 1977, the Marine Corps donated 725 acres (2.9 km²) of this land to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, to establish a facility at Quantico. The cemetery was formally dedicated on May 15, 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/quantico.asp |title=Cemeteries – Quantico National Cemetery |date=8 December 2011 |publisher=United States Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> | ||