The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a construction contract for more than $10 million to a Chicago contractor to expand the Rock Island, Ill., National Cemetery, which will provide more than 7,000 gravesites, including casket gravesites, pre-placed crypts and a columbarium for cremation remains. VA expects construction to be completed by late 2008. For information on the Rock Island National Cemetery, call the cemetery office at (309) 782-2094. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, from the Internet at
http://www.cem.va.gov, or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at 1-800-827-1000.
To learn about military memorial benefits, visit the Military.com
Benefits Channel.