Governor Haslam to Formally Announce the Future Tennessee State Veterans Cemtery at Parkers Crossroads

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder will join state Rep. Steve McDaniel (R-Parkers Crossroads), state Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville), Parkers Crossroads Mayor Kenneth Kizer, Henderson County Mayor Dan Hughes and West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Steering Committee Chair Chris Dangler to formally announce the future site of the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads.

The 132-acre Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads will be located at 693 Wildersville Road and will serve more than 45,000 veterans and their families within 17 counties in West Tennessee.

WHO:              Governor Bill Haslam, TDVA Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder, state Rep. Steve McDaniel (R-Parkers Crossroads), state Sen. Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville), Parkers Crossroads Mayor Kenneth Kizer, Henderson County Mayor Dan Hughes and West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery Steering Committee Chair Chris Dangler

WHAT:           Formally announce the future site of the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads

WHEN:           Thursday, July 24, 2014, 9:00 a.m. CDT

WHERE:         693 Wildersville Road, Parkers Crossroads, TN 38388

For more information about the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs visit the department website, facebook and twitter feeds. 

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