DVA EXPLORING POSSIBLE FIFTH VETERANS CEMETERY

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs is exploring the possibility of adding another State Veterans Cemetery.  Director of memorial affairs David Swantek says northwest Minnesota is the last underserved region. Swantek says, “So, we’re kind of focused in on the Bemidji area. I’m not announcing that we’re building a fifth cemetery, but it is on our radar.”   He says the location makes sense with a new State Veterans Home in Bemidji.  The four State Veterans Cemeteries are in Little Falls, Preston, Duluth, and Redwood Falls.