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Risch urges VA to build national vets cemetery in North Idaho

| January 19, 2026 1:09 AM

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, on Thursday urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to honor Idaho’s veterans by building a national cemetery in North Idaho.

“While veterans in southern Idaho are well-served by VA national and grant-funded state cemeteries, veterans in North Idaho are forced to choose between forfeiting this honor or being buried outside Idaho,” Risch said

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