WASHINGTON – Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced today that the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk will receive $2,025,103 in federal funds to assist in its expansion. This Department of Veterans Affairs (V-A) grant will help develop approximately 5 acres of the cemetery by funding the construction of 1,260 cremains gravesites, 1920 columbarium niches, landscaping, and supporting infrastructure.

“Those who have served our country deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and honor,” said both Senators. “We welcome these federal dollars coming to Suffolk, which will make it possible for veterans in Hampton Roads to be interred in a cemetery closer to home and their loved ones.”

The closest national veterans cemetery in the region, Hampton National Cemetery, is currently closed to new interments, and the closest veterans cemetery with available gravesites is Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia, nearly 100 miles away.

These federal funds will help the Commonwealth better serve the 187,975 veterans in Virginia and their families.