WHO:
Keynote Speaker Honorable Jim Saxton, Congressman 
Guest Speaker Major General Paul J. Glazar, The Adjutant General
Honor Guard, Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Major Leon Bell, Chaplain
Ms. Emily Root, Cemetery Advisory Council Chairwoman

WHAT: Memorial Walkway Dedication Ceremony

WHEN: Monday, October 23, 2000 at 10:30 AM

WHERE:
Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery
A final place of honor for those who honorably served.
350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown. 
From I-195 exit 16, State Road 537 SE, right onto Provinceline Road, cemetery on left

DETAILS: The memorial walkway in most veteran cemeteries, adorned with monuments and benches, has become the focal point of the cemetery, providing a serene place for remembrance and reflection.  The Memorial Walkway at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located near a pond in a serene corner of the cemetery. 
The Memorial Walkway allows veteran organizations a place for permanent monuments in tribute to their fallen comrades.  American Ex-Prisoners of War, Disabled American Veterans and The 4th Marine Division Association have monuments in place.  The Marine Corps League and NJ Advisory Committee for Women Veterans has expressed their intent to place monuments at the walkway.
 The walkway was constructed in the last 12 months with a $100,000 grant from the Veterans Administration State Cemeteries Grants Service. 
 Although it is one of the smallest states in area, New Jersey ranks ninth overall in number of veterans and first in per capita ratio of veterans. In 1981 when space in most national cemeteries was limited and both federal cemeteries in the state were closed to new interments, this 234 acres near Arneytown was set aside as a cemetery site for New Jersey’s veterans.  On Memorial Day, 1986 Governor Thomas H. Kean dedicated New Jersey’s first state-operated veterans cemetery “as a lasting memorial to those men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country’s honor and freedom.”  The cemetery was named in honor of BG William C. Doyle on January 3, 1989.  Since its opening, more than 20,000 veterans or their eligible family members have been interred.