Missoula VA cemetery awarded $1.5M for upgrades, improvements

Missoula VA cemetery awarded $1.5M for upgrades, improvements

The veterans cemetery in Missoula will see a number of upgrades after the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded the state a new grant.The VA's National Cemetery Administration this week said the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery was awarded a $1.5 million grant to fund a number of improvements.The cemetery serves more than 17,000 veterans and their eligible family members in the region. The grant will fund 300 pre-placed crypts, 820 colum…