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 There are many indexes of veterans records. The follow
-''Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966''. FamilySearch  {{RecordSearch|1542862|'''FamilySearch Veterans to 1966'''}} You will find any veteran throughout the state that served in the federal unit. This included the Morman Battalion through the beginning of Viet Nam conflict..The record may give name, rank, organization and branch of military, date of enlistment and discharge, date and place of birth and death, and place of burial. This has replaced many earlier versions including film, books, and fiche.
+''Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966''. FamilySearch {{RecordSearch|1542862|'''FamilySearch Veterans to 1966'''}} You will find any veteran throughout the state that served in the federal unit. This included the Morman Battalion through the beginning of Viet Nam conflict..The record may give name, rank, organization and branch of military, date of enlistment and discharge, date and place of birth and death, and place of burial. This has replaced many earlier versions including film, books, and fiche.
 Utah State Archives and Records Service. ''Database-Alpha Listing; Veteran Burials''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives and Records Service, 1986. {{FHL|461062|item|disp=FHL fiche 6331395}} This record gives birth and death dates, place of burial, and military service information such as rank, unit, and enlistment and discharge dates. It covers from the 1860s to 1986.
-The [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ Nationwide Gravesite Locator], an online service of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
+For Utah veterans not buried in Utah, try the [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ Nationwide Gravesite Locator], an online service of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
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 If you are not able to locate the record of burial in the cemetery records, you may find the burial or death information in the following records:
+[[Utah_Vital_Records|Death Records]]: Later death records may give the cemetery where the person was buried as well as the date. Usually this is given as the funeral director is responsible for filling this out on the death certificate.
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