A meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 2:00PM; location is the Roosevelt Room of the Windsor Hotel in Americus, GA. The purpose of this meeting is to address a revision of our by-laws.

The proposal enhances our efficiency by consolidating the administration of the FOA and the Trust. This will not only streamline our organization but increase functionality by establishing one set of officers, so there will be no blurred lines between being an officer of the Friends and an officer of the Trust. Several important legal and fiduciary issues will be addressed, as well as general administrative matters.

Please plan to attend.

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.