WASHINGTON – Established out of necessity during the Civil War, national
 cemeteries have evolved from simple burial grounds to national memorials
 honoring all those who serve. A new online Civil War Era National
 Cemeteries travel itinerary, developed by the National Park Service and
 the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is now available at
 www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/national_cemeteries. The itinerary
 commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by tracing the history
 and importance of the 116 national cemeteries created before 1870.

For Immediate Release
31 August 2011
Contact(s): Eric Leonard
Phone number: 229 924-0343, ext. 201
NR11-18

National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day is
Friday, September 16, 2011. In honor of that day, the National Park
Service, the Friends of Andersonville, and Georgia Southwestern State
University (GSW) are hosting the 2011 National POW/MIA Convocation at 11:00
a.m. September 14 in Jackson Hall Auditorium on the campus of Georgia
Southwestern. The public is invited.