Four state veteran cemeteries have been built across Kentucky, and a fifth one is being planned in Leslie County. The cemeteries will meet the need arising mostly from the deaths of World War II veterans, but they will frequently also serve veterans from Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. The first state veterans cemetery opened in 2004 in Hopkinsville, and, when the cemetery in Leslie County opens, Kentucky will be close to meeting a national goal to have such cemeteries within 75 miles of 90 percent of veterans.
