(Boulder City, Nev.) – The Nevada Department of Veterans Services will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony to mark the expansion of the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery (SNVMC).
The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the SNVMC, located at 1900 Memorial Drive, Boulder City, NV, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
This expansion project will ensure the SNVMC will continue to meet the needs of southern Nevada veterans, military members and their families now, and into the future. The VA grant of up to $5,268,722 will support the expansion project. The funding will add 5,432 in-ground cremation plots with four (4) new sections, as well as 5,740 niches with eight (8) new columbarium walls. The funding will also pay for new roads, roundabouts, sidewalks and landscaping in the expansion areas.
The SNVMC is the second busiest cemetery of its kind in the nation with 50,081 interments of eligible veterans and family members since its opening in 1990.
About the Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS)
NDVS is dedicated to helping Nevada veterans obtain the services and benefits they have earned through military service in the U.S. Armed Forces. In addition to offering benefits counseling and assistance, which includes assistance with filing VA claims at no cost, NDVS manages the Northern and Southern Nevada State Veterans Homes and the Northern and Southern Veterans Memorial Cemeteries. To learn more about NDVS programs or services visit veterans.nv.gov and follow us on Twitter @NVDeptVeterans and on Facebook @NevadaDepartmentofVeteransServices.
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