Veteran Services and Benefits

Traditional Elements & Honors

Standard honor military funerals can include:

• The American flag draped over the casket, and presented to the next of kin following the service
• A three-volley salute fired by a rifle party
• A Color Guard
• The playing of Taps
• A Final Salute at the gravesite
• A ceremonial guard serving as pallbearers

Military honors can take place at the cemetery, funeral home, church, or any other location the service will take place.

Other Veteran Benefits

In addition to coordinating honors related to the service itself, we can help you communicate with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for:

• A Presidential Memorial Certificate
  This is a certificate expressing the nation’s recognition of the veteran’s service. The veteran’s name is inscribed and the certificate bears the signature of the president. Certificates are issued in the name of honorably discharged, deceased veterans. Contact us for assistance in applying for a Presidential Memorial Certificate, and we would be happy to guide you through the process.
• Headstones or Markers
  The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world and for eligible dependents of veterans buried in national, state veteran or military cemeteries.
• Memorial Plots
  If an eligible veteran’s remains are not available for burial, the VA will provide a plot and headstone or marker in a national cemetery for memorialization. If you wish to place the memorial in a cemetery other than a national cemetery, the VA will provide the headstone or marker but not the plot itself.
• Burial in a VA National Cemetery
  This includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave, a grave box, and perpetual care.
• Reimbursement of Burial Expenses
  For information on eligibility and the different levels of potential reimbursement, please review their Guide to VA Burial Allowances.