Cemetery director passionate about tending to veterans' remains

Sunday, May 24, 2015

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri Veterans Cemetery director Ken Swearengin says he doesn't know quite how to describe the sense of honor and privilege he feels at his job, but as a 21-year Air Force veteran, he knows what it means to serve.

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