Veteran Memorial Benefits

The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...

Veterans who have received a VA headstone, marker or medallion since 1996 and are buried in a private cemetery have been...

To ease the burden on surviving family, VA now can determine eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery ahead of time.

Without state facilities and a VA program that provides grants to non-federal veterans cemeteries, the department would be 17...

The Presidential Memorial Certificate expresses the nation's grateful recognition of a veteran's service.

VA provides an American flag for services, and a flag to be given to the next of kin or a close associate of the deceased.

As a servicemember or military family member you should be aware of your memorial benefits before you need them.

As a retired servicemember it's important to know about your mortuary and burial benefits.

Active duty members, Selected Reserve, and honorably discharged veterans qualify for military honors at their funeral.

Help avoid delays in assistance and the unpleasant issues that may arise when dealing with the loss of a loved one.