WNY national veterans cemetery

Veterans cemetery project completion pushed back years

By Michael Mroziak • Oct 10, 2019
Michael Mroziak, WBFO

While the first burials in a new Western New York veterans' cemetery may begin by the end of 2020, the next phase of the project is now rescheduled to start 2022, and some elements of the cemetery will not be finished for several more years. Veterans were among those airing their thoughts - and discontent - at a Wednesday afternoon public hearing in Corfu.

With new National Cemetery coming to WNY, families encouraged to check eligibility

By Michael Mroziak • Feb 26, 2018
National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

By this fall, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to begin construction on the new Western New York National Veterans Cemetery in the Town of Pembroke. Officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs encourage those who served in the military to do their homework, and take advantage of a benefit that many may not know is one to which they are entitled.