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Department seeks grant match to expand Sioux Falls veterans cemetery columbarium
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the committee to authorize federal grant matching authority to build three additional columbariums at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery; proponents urged the committee to support the appropriation.
Aaron Pollard, deputy secretary of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, asked the Joint Appropriations Committee to support Senate Bill 52, which would authorize federal grant authority and a state match to expand the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery in the Sioux Falls area.
Pollard said the cemetery — opened and dedicated in 2021 — has completed more than 920 burials for veterans and dependents. The…
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