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2, 2001; it was the second National Cemetery built in the state of Oklahoma. The first stage of development of the cemetery finished in 2003. It is an expansion

January 7, 2009. The relatively close St. Augustine National Cemetery was closed to interments in the 1990s, so the nearest location was the Florida National

for at least the next 50 years, and interments began on June 25, 2009. The Mobile National Cemetery was closed to interments in the 1990s. The other Alabama

Affairs, it is the sixth national cemetery developed in Florida. The Veterans Administration was authorized to establish six new burial sites by the National

in the state, and the 124th national cemetery built in the U.S. Template:Section update The 9 parcels of land that would eventually make up the cemetery

acres (200 ha) of land. The history of the location of the cemetery dates back to the 1840s, when California was a part of Mexico. The land was granted by

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

served in the Continental Army for the duration of the conflict. Direct medical and hospital care given to veterans in the early days of the U.S. was provided

Twelve national cemeteries were established in 1862. A total of 34 were established during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Additional cemeteries were set up

University in 1940, joining the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded PT boats in the Pacific theater. Kennedy's survival

cemeteries. In 2014, volunteers were able to place wreaths in all sections of the cemetery for the first time. On February 22, 1995, officials of the U

most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the largest protected area in the U.S. and the fourth-largest in the world. Of the 50 U.S. states

1940 the US Army turned over to the US Department of the Interior, US Park Service, the Custer National Cemetery: one of fourteen national cemeteries now

properties in an MPS is accomplished in the same manner as other nominations. The name of the "thematic group" denotes the historical theme of the properties

designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of precedence

around the world. The OTA was authorized in 1972 and received its first funding in fiscal year 1974. It was defunded at the end of 1995, following the 1994

groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World, leading

topics in the final two years at the academy. In 1878, the academy was awarded a gold medal for academics at the Universal Exposition in Paris. In the late

and the unit relocated to Andrews AFB. The Aviation Unit moved to its present facility in Anacostia Park, the "Eagle's Nest," in 1976. In 1983, the 206B-3

general of the Continental Army. The next year, the settlers signed the Cumberland Compact, which established a representative government for the colony called