Fargo National Cemetery - Harwood, N.D.
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N 46° 56.123 W 096° 56.076
14T E 657210 N 5200053
This is the location of North Dakota's first national cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM11YHR
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2020
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According to the Fargo Forum, prior to this new cemetery being constructed, North Dakota was one of only 10 states to not have a national veterans cemetery. It is part of the VA National Cemetery Administration’s Rural Initiative to provide access to VA burial benefits for veterans who live in rural areas and haven’t previously had reasonable access to a national or state veterans cemetery.
The cemetery will be home to about 3,204 gravesites.
All members and veterans of the armed forces are eligible to be buried in a VA national cemetery if they have met minimum active-duty service requirements and were not dishonorably discharged.
Members of the reserve armed forces who die while on active duty, while on training duty, were eligible for retired pay, or were called to active duty and served the full term of service may also be eligible for burial.
A veteran’s spouse, widow or widower, minor children and, under some conditions, adult unmarried children with disabilities can be buried in the VA cemetery.
The new cemetery will be operated remotely by officials at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.
Date cemetery was established: 7 Sept 2019
Visiting hours:
Daily from Sunrise to Sunset
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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