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Originally a 20-acre tract of land, the Los Angeles National Cemetery opened as one of 11 facilities operated by the Veterans Administration on lands shared with national veterans' homes or asylums for disabled soldiers. It was dedicated on May 22, 1889, and through the years has expanded to 114.5 acres. Those interred there are war veterans from the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and other American conflicts. Photograph caption dated May 30, 1958 reads "Valley Girl Scouts join in honoring veterans buried at West Los Angeles Veteran's Cemetery at Sawtelle, where thousands gathered today for Memorial Day services paying tribute to nation's war dead. From left are Trudy Girdlestone, Andrea Cooper, Sue Anderson, all of Sherman Oaks, and Linda McMaster."
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