SPANISH FORT - Local, state and federal officials will be in attendance today at 10 a.m. during the dedication of the new Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Officials said the Dec. 7 dedication, the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor …
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SPANISH FORT - Local, state and federal officials will be in attendance today at 10 a.m. during the dedication of the new Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Officials said the Dec. 7 dedication, the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack which launched the country into WWII, is an appropriate time.
The cemetery is on State Road 225 north of Spanish Fort and next to the historic Saluda Hill Cemetery. Dr. Barry Booth, a Spanish Fort Dentist and veterans' advocate, donated some of the land the cemetery is built on.
The first phase of the project encompasses 22 acres and will accommodate the in-ground remains of as many as 2,400 veterans. There is also a columbarium and scatter garden for cremated remains.
