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OH HCR27
Concurrent Resolution
Status
10/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Johnson
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AI Summary
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Ohio General Assembly supports using state-owned land north and west of the Chillicothe VA Medical Center for a new Veterans Administration National Cemetery
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Chillicothe has significant military history as the site of Camp Sherman, established in 1917 as the third largest WWI training center in the U.S. with over 40,000 soldiers stationed there
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The Chillicothe facility became the first hospital operated by the Veterans Bureau after WWI, when Army buildings were transferred to civilian veteran care
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The National Cemetery Administration currently operates 156 national cemeteries across the country
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Resolution directs the Clerk to transmit copies to the Governor, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials, and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
Support use of state land for a new VA National cemetery
Military and Veterans
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Committee: Veterans and Military Development
10/21/2025