Military Funeral Honors "Honoring Those Who Served"

Military Funeral Honors "Honoring Those Who Served"
http://www.cem.va.gov/mhg.htm

The Department of Defense (DOD) is responsible for providing military
funeral honors. "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the DOD
program for providing dignified military funeral honors to veterans
who have defended our nation.

Upon the family's request, Public Law 106-65 requires that every
eligible veteran receive a military funeral honors ceremony, to
include folding and presenting the United States burial flag and the
playing of Taps. The law defines a military funeral honors detail as
consisting of two or more uniformed military persons, with at least
one being a member of the veteran's parent service of the armed
forces. The DOD program calls for funeral home directors to request
military funeral honors on behalf of the veterans' family. However,
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery
Administration cemetery staff can also assist with arranging military
funeral honors at VA national cemeteries. Veterans organizations may
assist in providing military funeral honors. When military funeral
honors at a national cemetery are desired, they are arranged prior to
the committal service by the funeral home.

The Department of Defense began the implementation plan for providing
military funeral honors for eligible veterans as enacted in Section
578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
FY 2000 on Jan. 1, 2000.

Questions or comments concerning the DOD military funeral honors
program may be sent to the address listed below. The military funeral
honors Web site is located at www.militaryfuneralhonors.osd.mil

Department of Defense Directorate for Public Inquiry and Analysis Room
3A750, The Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1400

To arrange military funeral honors, contact your local funeral home.
http://www.cem.va.gov/mhg.htm

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