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Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North East

​Over the next few days our state veteran cemeteries will be placing a small flag in front of each headstone for Veterans Day. If you would like to participate, please call or check the dates/times listed below.​​​​​​

KVCNE: Flag placements will be on November 3rd @ 1000 and pick up on November 17th @ 10:00

Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North East (KVCNE) opened in October 2010.  KVCNE is a 75-acre facility located outside of Grayson (Greenup County), KY on the Industrial Parkway just off of Interstate 64. The Cemetery is staffed with four full-time employees; a Cemetery Director, an Administrative Assistant, a Superintendent and one Caretaker. Ernie West, a Korean War veteran, is a medal of honor recipient buried within KVCNE.​​​​​​​  As of June 30, 2021, 1,441 veterans and eligible family members are interred, averaging​ 16 interments per month​. KVCNE is directed by Frank Kees.

Notable Persons

​​Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient PFC Ernest E. West ​

​​Contact Us About KVCNE 

Example: example@kentucky.gov

​ Frank Kees 

Cemetery Director

Phone: 606-929-5354​

Fax: (606) 929-5347 ​​​​​​​​

Email:Frank.Kees@ky.gov​​




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