Published: May 29th, 2009 11:24 PM
Last Modified: May 29th, 2009 11:24 PM
FAIRBANKS -- Hundreds of service members will now have the option of being buried in an official Interior Alaska veterans cemetery.
Gov. Sarah Palin signed the bill creating the cemetery this week during a ceremony in Fairbanks. Palin expects the cemetery to be built by 2014. Sen. Gene Therriault, R-North Pole, co-sponsored the bill with Sen. Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla. The federal Veterans Administration will pay for the construction, provided the state allocates money for operations and maintenance. Officials say some of the state money will come from sales of a commemorative veterans license plate created through the new legislation.
Rep. David Guttenberg, D-Fairbanks, expects a committee to identify land for a cemetery later this summer. One possible site is on Fort Wainwright property behind Birch Hill Cemetery. "People are excited," he said. "It's been a long time coming. We're finally here; they will have hallowed ground."
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