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Jon Tester: The good news is by 2018, 92 percent of the veterans will have access to burial options within 75 miles of their home.

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
The good news is by 2018, 92 percent of the veterans will have access to burial options within 75 miles of their home.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

Editor's note · Context

Tester highlights improved burial access for veterans by 2018, but notes rural areas may be excluded.

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