Tucson Oddity: Cemetery's 'Veteran Islands' honor US military service
The grassy medians at South Lawn Cemetery are "Veteran Islands." The island plots were developed in 1987 and purchased by veterans' organizations for vets and their families. Burial in the medians is an honor.
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