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First Burial at New Iowa Veterans Cemetery Posted 9 July 2008 The first burial at Iowa's new veterans cemetery took place this week on Monday, July 7, near Van Meter. An honor guard paid tribute to Air Force veteran James Ogle, who served in the Korean War. The Iowa Veterans Cemetery (IVC) is the first federally funded construction of a state-owned and operated veterans cemetery in the State of Iowa. The cemetery serves the veteran population throughout the state and around the country, as there is no state residency requirement to be interred in the cemetery. Ultimately, it will provide sufficient burial space for up to 80,000 burials. A groundbreaking ceremony on Veterans Day in 2006 initiated the project. Construction began in late July of the following year, with the dedication occurring last Thursday, July 3, 2008. At the time of the dedication, over 1,000 veterans and eligible dependents had already been determined eligible. The first of 76 scheduled interments began on July 7th. To date, more than 950 applications for the gravesites have already been approved. IVC is centrally located approximately 10 miles west of Des Moines and runs south along Interstate 80 in Dallas County near the community of Van Meter. (I-80, Exit 113). For additional information and eligibility requirements, visit: https://www.iowava.org/vetcemetery/

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