MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEWS RELEASE

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maj. Yvonne Mays, State PAO at 609-530-6939/609-847-6093

or Kryn Westhoven at 609-530-6942/609-847-2215

Retired Col. Stephen G. Abel (left to right), Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs; Frank K. Salvas Sr., Director State Cemetery Grants Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, The Adjutant General of New Jersey render honors during the Flag Retirement Service, wherein the ashes of 2,147 flags were entombed on Nov. 11. This was part of the Veterans Day ceremony where a new 3,200 niche Columbarium and public assembly area was dedicated as part of the State of New Jersey's annual Veteran's Day ceremony at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Olsen, NJDMAVA/PA.