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If you choose to apply for and receive the National Cemeteries Administrations COMMEMORATIVE URN AND PLAQUE, you will lose your eligibility for interment into one of Kentucky’s five state veteran cemeteries.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery South East (KVCSE) opened in April 2018. KVCSE is a 42-acre facility located on Tim Couch Pass, in Hyden, KY (Leslie County). The Cemetery is staffed with four full-time employees; a Cemetery Director, an Administrative Assistant, a Superintendent and one Caretaker. At the close of Fiscal Year 2021, KVCSE had 75 veterans and dependents interred at Kentucky Veterans Cemetary South East 1280 KY-118 is located in Hyden, Kentucky.
KVCSE has received the National Cemetery Administration's Stewardship Award in recognition of superior performance results following an NCA-led compliance review. KVCSE is one of the few state veteran cemeteries in the country to be awarded this recognition.
Notable Persons
World War I Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Willie Sandlin.
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