, ▁Florida . ▁Admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁national ▁c emetery ▁developed ▁in ▁Florida ▁and ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁hold ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁bur ial s ▁per ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁Korean ▁veter ans ▁die . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁six ▁other ▁national ▁c em eter ies ▁in ▁Florida , ▁but ▁the ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁location , ▁Bay ▁P ines ▁National ▁C emetery , ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁remains ▁buried ▁in ▁c ask ets . ▁The ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁establish ▁six ▁new ▁bur ial ▁sites ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁C emetery ▁Exp ansion ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁en act ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Are as ▁not ▁served ▁by ▁an ▁existing ▁National ▁C emetery ▁and ▁having ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁veter an ▁residents ▁included : ▁ ▁B akers field , ▁California ▁ ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁ ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida ▁ ▁Sar as ota ▁County , ▁Florida ▁ ▁S out he astern ▁Pennsylvania ▁ ▁Columbia - ▁Green ville , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁ ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁Sar as ota ▁site ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁inter ment ▁was ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Site ▁status ▁ ▁The