Cemetery in Meigs doesn’t honor vets
The Chattanooga National Cemetery is a jewel in the interior of the city. It’s one of the most beautiful and well-maintained eternal resting places for our veterans. As we have heard, the government purchased property in Meigs County, Tennessee, to be used as an extension when the current cemetery runs out of burial space.
I just can’t see an extension being so far away from the current location. Paying respect and homage to our vets has more meaning at the current location, where a populous amount of traffic passes/visits daily.
Imagine if they purchase the property starting at Main Street or Bailey Avenue traveling north to 3rd Street, all of which are bounded by Holtzclaw Avenue. This would create a grand property area, much like Arlington Cemetery, yet all a part of the current location.
Yes, it means acquiring the entire Warner Park location also. Warner Park can be relocated to another site in Chattanooga, perhaps a larger property site on Amnicola Highway or the Enterprise South area off Bonny Oaks.