U.P. lawmakers announce plan for veteran cemetery

Upper Peninsula lawmakers propose state veterans cemetery closer to home

A package of bills introduced in the Michigan House would launch a feasibility study and provide funding intended to identify a site and build a state veterans cemetery somewhere in the Upper Peninsula

U.P. lawmakers announce plan for veteran cemetery

LANSING, Mich. — Upper Peninsula lawmakers announced Tuesday legislation to establish a state veterans cemetery in the U.P., allowing local veterans to be laid to rest closer to home.