National Military Cemetery and Memorial Act, 668

WORK IN PROGRESS

An act to establish a national military cemetery to honour the fallen soldiers of the Republic.

Definitions

Kodiak Armed Forces - Kodiak Army, Kodiak Navy, Kodiak Air Force, Kodiak Coast Guard, Kodiak National Front

Member of the Armed Forces - An individual who has served in the Armed Forces of Kodiak, either in combat or in the reserves, as a soldier, sailor or pilot or support roles such as engineers or medics.

Article 1

1.1 Empowers the National Cemetery Administration to

Article 2 – The National Cemetery

2.1 - Authorises the marking of five hundred thousand grave sites, over 20 acres of land.

2.2 - Sets a 'grave' as a 1800mm x 750mm x 2500mm.

2.3 - Sets a headstone with the following conditions:

2.3.1 - Sets a headstone at 600mm x 300mm x 100mm.

2.3.2 - Sets headstone to be made out of white granite

2.3.3 - Sets headstone engraving in the following way: first name and middle initial or name, surname, date of birth (following DD/MMM/YYY), date of death (following DD/MMM/YYY), final achieved rank, branch of service, any decorations for gallantry received

2.4 - Authorizes the Kodiak Army to create a ceremonial guard of no more than one platoon for burials of former service members, guarding memorials and parade events including National Veterans Day and Civil War Remembrance Day,

Article 3 - The National Memorial

3.1 - Authorises the following monuments to be constructed, pending a national design competition.

Branch Specific Memorials

- Army Memorial

- Navy Memorial

- Air Force Memorial

- Coast Guard Memorial

Theatre Specific Memorials

- Darrent Monument

- Sjokalade Monument

Article 4 - Internment in the National Cemetery

4.1 - Eligibility for Internment

4.1.1 - Current serving members of the Kodiak Armed Forces

4.1.2 - Former members of the Kodiak Armed Forces

4.2 - Members of the Armed Forces will be prohibited from internment if they have committed any combination of the below.

4.2.1 - Felonies as listed in the The Kodiak Felony Act, 637

4.2.2 - Crimes in warfare that are against international conventions.

4.2.3 - If an individual interned in the National Cemetery is later found to have committed any combination of the above, the National Cemetery Administration reserves the power to exhume the deceased and rebury in a cemetery of the deceased family's choosing.

4.2.4 - If no family of the deceased come forward to collect them, the National Cemetery Administration reserves the power to cremate the body.

4.3 - Priority for internment shall be in the following order:

4.3.1 - Members of the Armed Forces who were been awarded an order of gallantry whilst in service.

4.3.2 - Members of the Armed Forces who were been killed in combat.

4.3.3 - Members of the Armed Forces who achieved the rank of army colonel (or equivalent) or higher.

4.3.4 - Members of the Armed Forces who were honourably discharged.

4.3.5 - Members of the Armed Forces who were dishonourably discharged.

Article 5 - Funding

5.1 - Authorizes the purchase of 250 acres of land in OLYMPIATUS for [AMOUNT].

5.2 - Authorizes a budget of 40 million florins per annum for the basic maintenance, wage paying, new headstones and gravesites among other duties of the national cemetery and memorial.

5.3 - Authorizes the National Cemetery Administration to collect donations.

5.4 - Authorizes 2 million florins for the construction of each monument as set in 3.1.

Tabled by Felix Hurst, MGA.