Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery might have been at an advantage in the state’s selection process for designation as New York’s first veterans cemetery, but it was never a guarantee. Local
New York State Division of Veterans Services
A Memorial Day ceremony held Monday at the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Seneca County took on special significance because of action by a state committee last week.
That committee voted to recommend Sampson become New York’s first state veterans’ cemetery. New York is one of the few states that does not currently have a state veterans’ cemetery.
“There are nearly three-quarters of a million veterans living in New York and these brave men and women, who have defended our freedom and our values, deserve our eternal respect,” said Joel Evans, acting director for the New York State Division of Veterans’ Services.
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Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Romulus was chosen by a state-appointed committee by an 8-0 vote.
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ROMULUS, N.Y. A site in Romulus, Seneca County has been chosen as New York s first state veterans cemetery.
Governor Cuomo made the Memorial Day announcement that by an 8-0 vote, a state-appointed committee has chosen Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery, located at the site of the former Sampson Naval Training Station and Air Force Base.