Patronis Seeks National Veterans Cemetery in Okaloosa County

Patronis seeks national veterans cemetery in Okaloosa County

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to study establishing a national veterans cemetery in Okaloosa County and announced a steering committee to build a case for a roughly 200-acre site in Northwest Florida.

Patronis seeks national veterans cemetery in Okaloosa County | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

The first-term congressman said the region’s veteran population already justifies the request. “Over 100,000 veterans call Northwest Florida home,” Patronis said in an interview with the Santa Rosa Press Gazette. “As people decide to retire in a community, they also want to be part of that community, and that’s where they want to be remembered from.” Northwest Florida is currently served by a single national cemetery, Barrancas National Cemetery…

Patronis proposes national cemetery in Okaloosa County, forms steering committee

Congressman Jimmy Patronis on Thursday announced a proposal to study the establishment of a new National Veterans Cemetery in Okaloosa County, citing the region’s large and growing military and veteran population and limited burial space at Arlington National Cemetery. The proposal calls for roughly 200 acres of land for the cemetery. An advisory committee will review possible site locations, including orphan parcels located on Eglin Air Force …